When 92 year old Adelaide McCauley wakes up in Wedding Tree
Louisiana Hospital with a severe head injury and broken
ribs, she has no memory of a fall she suffered at home, and
Addie is
unable to answer the questions from her doctor. Her
son Eddie and life partner, Ralph, along with her
granddaughter, Hope, are at her bedside. She wants
to go home, but the doctor tells her family that Addie will
not be
able to live alone any longer. Eddie tells his mother she
will come to California to live with him or in an assisted
living facility near him. Addie is not opposed to the idea
but tells them she needs to go through her things (she
keeps
everything) and get the house ready
to sell, and then she will be able to move out West. Hope
offers to stay and help. She is not working and perhaps
the
time there will give her a pause to think about her future
and what she wants. Gran is pleased. Once home, they
begin
the massive project together.
Hope had lived in Chicago and recently went through a nasty
divorce. She lost her home, her art gallery, and a lot of
her inheritance from her mother, to her ex who cheated on
her with her BFF. She meets Matt, the hunky widower with
two young
daughters who
lives next door to Addie. Their sexual attraction
is super-charged, but Hope is distrustful of men and plans
to
stay far away from Matt but that is not to be.
This multigenerational saga is told alternately by three
people: Addie, Hope and Matt.
Addie has countless keepsakes, so many things to sort
through. Each has a memory and a story. She tells Hope
about her loves, her losses, shocking truths, and finally
Addie finds healing.
I love the way Robin Wells tells a story. Her characters
and the quaint, lovely town of Wedding Tree stole into my
heart. I enjoyed THE WEDDING TREE, which held my interest
from page
one to the finale. From the war time romance to the modern
day romance between Matt and Hope, and all the endearing
sub-plots in
between, this is a book I recommend to everyone. It will
make you shed a few tears, laugh out loud, and cheer. I
did!
And I enjoyed every page of THE WEDDING TREE. Great read!
National bestselling author Robin Wells weaves a moving
epic that stretches from modern-day Louisiana to World War
II-era New Orleans and back again in this multigenerational
tale of love, loss and redemption.
Hope Stevens
thinks Wedding Tree, Louisiana, will be the perfect place to
sort out her life and all the mistakes she’s made. Plus, it
will give her the chance to help her free-spirited
grandmother, Adelaide, sort through her things before moving
into assisted living.
Spending the summer in the
quaint town, Hope begins to discover that Adelaide has made
some mistakes of her own. And as they go through her
belongings, her grandmother recalls the wartime romance that
left her torn between two men and haunted by a bone-chilling
secret. Now she wants Hope’s help in uncovering the truth
before it’s too late.
Filled with colorful
characters, The Wedding Tree is an emotionally
riveting story about passion, shattered dreams, unexpected
renewal and forgiveness—not only for others, but for ourselves.
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