En cours de chargement...
A young married girl tries to maintain a platonic relationship with a student after a misstep. It is the year 1958 as we descend down upon the small conservative community of Lakewood Maryland. The residents there abide by certain unwritten rules about how they should conduct themselves in their everyday lives. Carol, has married young, is very religious, attending church regularly. Carol blends in well with the other residents and does her best to lead a moral life, eagerly helping out her neighbors.
A few blocks away, the Trenton family also is living a quiet respectable existence, but, their paths will cross as Jimmy Trenton, a high school student, and Carol develop an unlikely relationship. Friendship, love and humor come together in this slow-paced novel as Jimmy and Carol try to move back to what they believe is normal after fate puts them together. Excerpt 1:"Hi, " she said softly. Her manner was subdued."Hi, " I said.
"I'm glad you're here. I didn't think you were coming.""Neither did I.""What changed your mind?"She reached her hand out and gently straightened the collar on my jacket. "I needed to get my watch fixed. It runs slow when you're not around.""Are you trying to tell me something?" I asked, remembering what she had once said to me."Yes I am. I missed you. I missed you very much""I missed you too, " I said, taking her all in.
She looked so attractive sitting there with that sad subdued look on her face."You're always on my mind, " she whispered."So are you. And I don't care what anybody says. That's just the way it is. Staying away doesn't help, does it?";"No it doesn't. Nothing helps. I couldn't stay away, "; she said."Then don't. Don't.";"I'll try my best not to. It seems pointless." Carol turned and looked out the window silently for a few long moments before she turned back to me.
"Would you like to go for a ride with me?" she asked. I looked at her intensely, glad and excited to be with her again. "Yes, I'd like that very much, " I said.