We all make choices. We do it every day, all day. Whether it is something as simple as picking out an outfit or as monumental as to whom we marry, life is just a game of choices; however, the most difficult decisions are those in which years later we come to regret.
Meg Powell's fondest memories are filled with days spent growing up on her farm surrounded by her family and most importantly her best friend, Carson McKay. Together, they have their whole life mapped out before them until one day, without regret, Meg chooses to close that door to their future without ever once turning back. Seventeen years later, Meg Hamilton is now a successful doctor in an empty marriage with a beautiful daughter who would rather spend time chatting on the internet than talking with her mother. To make matters worse, Meg's mother suddenly dies leaving her with the responsibility of caring for her father while trying to figure out which way her future lies. Never has she felt so alone in a world in which she has created.
When Carson McKay returns to his hometown to finally close the door from his past while looking forward to his bright future, Meg is delivered some heartbreaking news that will touch not only the core of her very existence, but also the lives of everyone so dear to her heart. How will she ever learn to let go when her heart still wants to hang on? Will the choices she has made in her past come back to haunt her or will she finally be able to get a second chance to make things right? Is it ever too late to say I love you?
SOUVENIR is the first novel from the gifted debut writer Therese Fowler. Eloquently crafted, she dares to touch the very core of the reader with her heart-wrenching, emotional drama that lifts and rejoices as the story unfolds. If only all novels were as brilliant as this. Simply stated... SOUVENIR is absolute perfection.
Meg Powell and Carson McKay grew were raised side by side
on their familiesβ farms, bonded by a love that only
deepened. Everyone in their small rural community in
northern Florida thought that Meg and Carson would always
be together. But at twenty-one, Meg was presented with a
marriage proposal she could not refuse, forever changing
the course of her life.
Seventeen years later, Megβs marriage has become routine,
and she spends her time juggling the demands of her
medical practice, the needs of her widowed father, and the
whims of her rebellious teenage daughter, Savannah, who is
confronting her burgeoning sexualityin a dangerous manner,
and pushing her mother away just when she needs her most.
Then, after a long absence, Carson returns home to prepare
for his wedding to a younger woman. As Carson struggles to
determine where his heart and future lie, Meg makes a
shocking discovery that will upset the balance of everyone
around her.
Unfolding with warmth and passion, Therese Fowlerβs
vibrant and moving debut illuminates the possibility of
second chances, the naΓ―ve choices of youth, the tensions
within families, and the wondrous designs of fate. A
searing yet redemptive novel, Souvenir is an unforgettable
tale about the transforming power of love.
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