The Ocean Between Us
After years of following her navy officer husband on assignment around the world with their three children, Grace Bennett realizes that she's left something behind—herself.Steve Bennett can't understand the unraveling of his wife's heart. He wants to set things right, but when a secret from his...
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After years of following her navy officer husband on assignment around the world with their three children, Grace Bennett realizes that she's left something behind—herself.Steve Bennett can't understand the unraveling of his wife's heart. He wants to set things right, but when a secret from his past is revealed just as he's sent out to sea, their already-strained relationship is pushed to the edge. Now, with plenty of space to ponder the true distance between them, Grace begins to reinvent herself.Just as her new self is coming to terms with her family life, the unthinkable happens. A disaster aboard Steve's ship shatters Grace's world and all she can do is gather her children around and wait for news to come, good or bad. A navy wife's worst nightmare collides with the cold truth that life's biggest chances can slip away while you're busy looking for guarantees.
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Format: paperback
ISBN:
9780778328636 (0778328635)
ASIN: 778328635
Publish date: April 27th 2010
Publisher: Mira
Pages no: 416
Edition language: English
Category:
Novels,
Adult Fiction,
Romance,
War,
Military,
Family,
Contemporary Romance,
Contemporary,
Womens Fiction,
Chick Lit,
Relationships
Series: Us
An emotional story of marriage, family and the choices people make and how those choices affect those you love. There was a lot of detail regarding the Navy and Navy families, but there was some emotional detail, specific to this family, missing that would have made this a five star book. Besides t...
I've loved everything I've ever read by Susan Wiggs, but this book just didn't do it for me. Utterly predictable, it didn't hold my attention well, and had too much detail I felt could've been left out...I just wanted it to get to the point. It did have a good ending, as I expected, so I don't fee...