Friday, February 20, 2009

My Way Home by Cynthia Lee Cartier

Cammy Coleman’s life is turned upside down and inside out when her husband, Race, leaves her for a younger woman. After twenty-five years of marriage, it was a shock that sent Cammy into deep depression and isolation. When her friends decide to take Cammy on a trip to St. Gabriel, a place Cammy has always dreamed about going to, she doesn’t want to go. But there is nothing keeping her in her hometown of Texas, so she packs her things and goes.

The island is everything Cammy had ever dreamed of. It’s beauty and tranquility bring some peace in Cammy’s life and she doesn’t want to let it go. When Cammy and her friends are out riding their bikes across the island, sightseeing, Cammy spies an old deserted building between the trees. Urging her friends to go along with her, Cammy makes time to inspect the property. She instantly falls in love with it, but knows it will take much to get it renovated.

Cammy has to decide if she wants to sell her house, the home she built with Race, in Texas in order to have the funds to buy the lodge. It will be a new start for Cammy, but will end one of the last remaining ties she has with her husband.

MY WAY HOME is an absolute read! I was entranced from page one. The plot twists and turns and leads you to a magnificent climax. Cammy, Race, and other characters of the island are wonderful and unique and I fell in love with many of them. This is a heart-warming story of love, loss, and home. The old adage , “Home is where the heart is”, certainly rings true for this stunning novel. I look forward to reading more from Cynthia Lee Cartier.

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The old grey donkey, Eeyore stood by himself in a thistly corner of the Forest, his front feet well apart, his head on one side, and thought about things. Sometimes he thought sadly to himself, "Why?" and sometimes he thought, "Wherefore?" and sometimes he thought, "Inasmuch as which?" and sometimes he didn't quite know what he was thinking about.

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