More Than Words Can Say
With his powerfully emotional debut, If Wishes Were Horses, author Robert Barclay immediately joined the ranks of Nicholas Sparks, Richard Paul Evans, and Robert James Waller. His second novel of love and hope, More Than Words Can Say, only confirms his place among them. A profoundly moving multi-generational family story centered around a woman’s return to her late grandmother’s lake cottage and the long-buried secrets she uncovers there, More Than Words Can Say will linger long in the heart and memory.
MY REVIEW: "More Than Words Can Say", by Robert Barclay, was a wonderful discovery for me as a reader. This is a perfect book for someone who loves romance, emotionally-rich family drama, and has a sentimental attachment to WWII era fiction, which alternates with the modern-day story line of the book. I am also a foodie, and I was thrilled with this aspect of the book, and I love the recipes which are named for famous people of the WWII time setting. I must try "Clark Gable's Grapefruit Cake"--sounds most delicious! I am a long-time romance reader, having consumed an immeasurable number of lovely romantic stories written mostly by female authors. Mr. Barclay has created a bittersweet, sentimental tale with well-written women characters and an involving parallel story line. He moves the story between a summer at the beginning of the Second World War and a summer in the present, and blends romance with an element of mystery. When Chelsea Enright inherits a lakeside cottage from her beloved grandmother, Brooke, she also receives her grandmother's journal and recipe book. Suffering the loss of her grandmother, Chelsea has no idea how much her life will be changed when steps forward to claim her inheritance. Meeting her attractive and empathetic neighbor, Brandon Yale, is an unexpected relationship that offers long-yearned-for fulfillment. The past must be embraced, and what cannot be changed must be accepted. Some long-held secrets and deeply buried truths should remain in silent slumber. Only today and tomorrow can be begun with a new wisdom and appreciation. I very much enjoyed this work by Robert Barclay, and I also have added his first book, "If Wishes Were Horses" to my own wish list.
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If Wishes Were Horses
In this unforgettable novel of love, hope & 2nd chances, a grieving man's personal plan for redemption is suddenly & unexpectedly turned upside down. Devastated by the senseless deaths of his wife & son at the hands of a drunk driver, Wyatt Blaine remains unable to forgive or to love again. Searching for a sense of peace, he decides to revive his late wife's equine therapy program for troubled teens at the Blaine family ranch.
But then Wyatt's pastor asks for the impossible—for Wyatt to meet with Gabby Powers, the widow of the man responsible for the accident, & accept her troubled son, Trevor, into the program. Wyatt reluctantly agrees. To his surprise, Wyatt finds himself drawn to Gabby. But to heal completely, Wyatt & Gabby must first overcome the common tragedy that separates them & learn the true nature of forgiveness. Only by conquering these seeming impossibilities may their hearts become free to love one another.
The Widow's Walk
In the spirit of The Notebook and The Time Traveller's Wife comes Robert Barclay's haunting and romantic novel of passion, destiny, loss and an eternal love that will bring two people together across time
His name was Garrett Richmond and he had always wanted to live by the ocean. So when the opportunity to buy-and renovate-the old home known as Seaside arrived, he leapt at the chance. Never mind that his friends and family thought he was crazy, he knew he could return this lonely mansion, worn by time, wind, and neglect, to its former beauty. But Seaside was more than just a project; it was spot that had called to him his entire life.
And then one night he saw her.
Her name is Constance Elizabeth Canfield and she tells him Seaside has been her home for over 150 years. But Constance is no ghost; rather, she claims that she has been somehow magically trapped between this life and the next. At first, Garrett can't believe her crazy story-the woman had to be lying! And yet, there was something about Constance that was from another time...
Soon this mysterious woman, and flesh and blood man share a closeness they cannot deny. But just as their love begins to bloom, Constance's presence starts mysteriously fading away, soon to be gone forever. Is their love doomed-or is it strong enough to transcend time, and even death itself?
MY REVIEW: An atmospheric, romantic tale, "The Widow's Walk", from author Robert Barclay, will find a home with lovers of the time-travel genre. In present day New Bedford, Massachusetts, Garrett Richmond purchases the home of his dreams with plans to restore the house to its former glory. Though his friends and family doubt his sanity for buying the neglected manse known as "Seaside", Garrett has been drawn to the place for as long as he can remember. An architect himself, he knew exactly what to do to bring the old home back to life. However, he was unprepared for the lovely woman caught in time who had been trapped in Seaside for more than 170 years. Constance Canfield has once shared the home with her husband Adam, a whaling ship captain, who had been lost at sea. At the same time Adam died, Constance had been the victim of a tragic accident at Seaside, disappearing from the real world and remaining between one world and the next. Garrett is the first person ever to see and hear Constance since her accident. As their connection deepens, and the past begins to merge more and more with the present, the two of them must find a way to stay together. But how can that be? Will Constance remain in the modern world, or will Garrett find his own place in the past?
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