Author: Doug
Lucas
Published By:
Pipe Dreams Publishing
Age
Recommended: Adult
Reviewed By
Arlena Dean
Rating:
5
Review:
"The Servant's Wife" by Doug Lucas was definitely a excellent fiction read that
explained lots of information given from this author's first book: "The Good
Servant." This side of the story was from Eli Connors's wife....Sue Connors.
After his death, Sue found Eli's notes and wanted to set the record straight by
adding or retelling it the way she saw it. Would I recommend you read "The Good
Servant" first? YES! Because "The Good Servant's Wife" will make a lot more
sense to you...if you do. One thing for certain is she loved her husband and he
loved her too. One of the statements Sue loved was a note Eli left which said
"If all you can ever remember or know about me is that I did so love each of
you...(referring to Sue and the Kids) it will be enough."
This was truly a story explaining
the what, where, how, when and why of a lifetime of marriage. I would recommend
that you pick up this excellent novel to see Sue's interpretation of it
all...Yes, she was 6 months 22 days and 5 hours older than Eli. So yes he
married a older lady and I believed she really felt that Eli was her life's mate
only sharing the lives...the good and the bad side by side. In the novel Sue
will touch on many subjects: "Blunt Force Trauma"...where she met not only Eli
but his Mom and Gammy at her Memaw's assistance...Two dances/two
dresses...Dating....Asked to marry...Eli's and Jerry abruptly joining the
Marines...mail letters....wounded....dreams...Near death....Married the Right
Time....Money and Time a Problem but thank God for Memaw...Two wedding are the
solution to this problem...Elis' time at Parris Island...(the ministry call?
)...Death in the family...Eli's Potty Mouth problems....A Lay Leader...Sue
becoming a criminal law attorney...first major case was a drug case that landed
her in the hospital....Eli gets his masters degree in 'Divinity...I'm going to
be a Daddy ...Guess who is returning to their home town?....and just guess who
will become the pastor of the church.
Now with all of this being said...I
hope you pick up this wonderful read only this author can give his reader to
really find out the rest of the story only this wife would know and understand.
Certainly being married for 43 years helps. I am led to believe that in some big
way this has helped the daughter and son...Barb and Ray. Indeed there will be a
message for each of them. I found all of the characters phenomenal in that they
all were very captivating and so well developed making this read something to
think of...before and even after death.
I think in the
end....Eli and Sue loved and did get to that understanding that "communication
or/and compromise" were necessary ingredients for a truly happy marriage or in a
good relationship that they shared for many years...and what drew Sue to Eli
'was his sense of fairness, justice and the fact he was one good looking man.
One thing... I was sorry Eli wasn't able to tell each one in person but maybe
that was for the best... putting it in notes....that became a book for all to
read.
Would I
recommend...? YES! Good job Mr. Lucas.
This
can be found on my blog page: http://
Arlena's Book Reviews-arlenadean.blogspot.com
This novel was really something...a very different kind of book for me that really would cause you to think about long after the read.
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