[Missouri-l] Accessible World presents Romance literature Discussion Group August 20, 2010

[Nancy Lynn]

News Wire:

Books change. Authors we have come to know and love stop writing leaving us 
wondering how we will fill the space their books used to occupy. If you feel 
this way, I think the debut novel, Souvenir, by Therese Fowler will allay 
any concerns you may have.



Meg Powell and Carson McKay grew up on neighboring farms. The love they feel 
is the forever kind no one can tear apart. Happily making plans for a future 
they are certain will be theirs, knowing their love will bring joy and 
outlast any sorrows dealt by the deck of cards that is life, their days are 
filled with dreams all lovers share. Just 21, Meg makes a choice to help her 
family by marrying a wealthy man leaving Carson behind.  Bitter though that 
choice is, Meg does what she feels she must. Torn between the desire to 
follow where love leads, knowing she must help the family she loves, the 
choice is clear.



She marries, completes medical school and begins her career as a doctor. 
Busy with her medical practice, concerned for her father now a widower, 
finding her  relationship with her teenage daughter  Savannah increasingly 
difficult, Meg's  plate  is more than full. Her marriage to Brian has become 
routine.



Carson McKay has gone on with his life and become the famous rock star he 
wanted to be. Busy with building a career, he is ready to settle down and 
returns to town to plan the wedding to his much younger girl friend. Sounds 
perfect, doesn't it?



Well, not quite. The secrets, missed opportunities, and passions of first 
love hover just below the surface of the idyllic life each has created. 
Carson's return takes Meg back to a time and love she can't forget, to a 
truth that, when revealed, will change the course of life as she and Carson 
have known it. How have the ensuing years changed them?  Is it possible to 
rekindle a first love? Is it sweeter the second time around? How do past 
choices and individual growth during years apart affect the relationship? 
How much should Meg's husband be considered? What impact will this have on 
the already troubled Savannah and the relationship she has with Meg?



Therese Fowler has written a poignant novel in which we learn once more that 
secrets never stay secrets that first love always remains in the heart. 
Sometimes, in life you do get a second chance at love.



Please join us for discussion of a novel by one of the most talented new 
writers to appear in quite some time.

Souvenir, by Therese Fowler is available both on Bookshare.org and on the 
download site. The NLS description appears below.



Souvenir

Fowler, Therese. Read by Martha Harmon Pardee. Reading time 12 hours 32 
minutes.

Romance

Teenagers Meg and Carson were torn apart when Meg wed a rich man to save her 
family's Florida farm. Years later still-married Meg, a doctor with a 
sixteen-year-old daughter, and Carson, a famous rock star, meet again. Some 
descriptions of sex, some violence, and some strong language. 2008.

Download Souvenir, DB67185



Bonnie Blose, Group Facilitator

Email: Bookmaven1 at verizon.net



Date: Friday, August 20, 2010



Time: 6:00 PM PDT, 7:00 PM MDT, 8:00 PM CDT, 9:00 PM EDT

         and elsewhere in the world Saturday 01:00 GMT.



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Literature Room at:



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Select The Romance Literature Room at: www.accessibleworld.org.

Enter your first and last names on the sign-in screen.



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