If I Forget You
by Thomas Christopher Greene
Enduring love and personal growth. (4/9/2016)
I love this story. I could not put the book down. The writing flows seamlessly and surely as it reveals the secrets of two lovers as they reunite years after their first love affair. Both characters suffer grief when they are forced apart. One has to question decisions made by both, but seldom is there wisdom in youth. Both characters grow and find themselves as they reunite later in life. Some questions go unanswered at the end of the book. However, both characters find strength through grief and disappointment and are set on a path to fulfilling their personal talents.
The Swans of Fifth Avenue
by Melanie Benjamin
Love and Betrayal (10/14/2015)
A powerful story about love and betrayal. A look into the lives of the rich and famous who created the high society of New York City in the 50 and 60s. Grace and elegance abounded as did power and wealth. Compromises were made to wed the beautiful and the wealthy. Sometimes the ending was tragic, sometimes fatal. Truman Capote and Babe Paley are names that we know from the past and their world will never glitter in that particular way again. However, this book brings that world with all of its glitter to life in a riveting and unforgettable story. A must read for those who want a peak into a bygone world of discipline and compromise to achieve a footing in high society. A book which is difficult to put down. It is a riveting story with fully developed characters. But most of all it is a story about an unusual love which can never be fulfilled.
