L. R. Gerstein

Y. Vonne Beck? Volume 2

• Gebundenes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

Y. Vonne Beck realizes rather quickly that their teenaged passion had dissolved years before. Even so, Ken's chance return gives Vonne peace of mind. Jonathan's biological father steps up to the plate and he graciously accepts the daunting task of co-parenting his son. With her eyes wide open, Vonne lets herself feel Asher's love. Their affection for each other and their intimacy together strengthens daily. Most importantly, Jonathan adores Asher. But residual effects of his previous marriage rattle Vonne. Asher's ex-wife retained full custody of their three-year-old, the precocious Brianne-she lives in faraway Los Angeles with her mother and grandmother. Although he often speaks to his little one by phone, circumstance and Grandmother's machinations quash in-person visits and desperately wished-for alone time with his daughter. Sharing child-rearing responsibilities with Ken affords Vonne the opportunity to accompany Asher on a business trip to L.A. Her steadfast belief that children need both of their parents motivates her to reconnect father and daughter. Vonne's stamina and tenacious drive overwhelm Asher. In a covert and risky gambit, she manages to lift an unscrupulous weight from his shoulders and return the joy of fatherhood, all in the course of a single day. Love, marriage and happily-ever-after seem to be on track. But unforeseen evils are hard at work plotting to derail Asher and Vonne's happiness and throw them completely off course. Heartache blindsides them from every direction. Physical and mental health issues threaten them both, and Vonne and Asher discover they have mountains to scale...

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Tellwell Talent
• Seitenzahl: 556
• Erscheinungstermin: 2. April 2019
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 222mm x 145mm x 36mm
• Gewicht: 922g
• ISBN-13: 9780228810230
• ISBN-10: 022881023X
• Artikelnr.: 56231221

Autorenporträt

L. R. Gerstein grew up in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, the eldest of six children. She lived a rather sheltered life with her mother, father and siblings. No one ever stepped outside of her parents' comfort zone or dared to venture beyond what was expected of them. Growing up with a passion for drawing and painting, she'd hoped to attend art college. The powers that be-her parents-fiercely objected, and without consideration redirected her to administrative studies. Ms. Gerstein married at twenty and gratefully found herself pregnant at twenty-one. Motherhood was fulfilling and rewarding-more so than studying that which disinterested her at community college, and she dropped out before graduating. Raising four children kept her on her toes 24/7. Life was hectic, chaotic at times, but always filled with love. When her children were grown and much more independent than she ever was, she decided to resurrect her adolescent passion. However, she quickly realized that her youthful, voracious appetite had diminished long ago. In the mid 1990s, something inside her sparked, flickered and lit a new creative path. The elements of composition in art had transformed within her and the written word flowed. A five-by-seven indigenous painting inspired a story. Her son, a student of film at the time, liked the idea and suggested she write a short, detailed outline. Some eight hundred pages later, her first novel was complete and she felt a quiet sense of accomplishment. With no formal training, she writes purely for pleasure. Y. Vonne Beck? is her second novel, a labour of love finished in 2003. As a busy wife, mother and grandmother, many obstacles-new life, illness, death, general annoyances-stood between her and publishing the book. With her life in a slower rhythm, now seems the right time to put it in print. She and her husband live well, and have managed to sustain their marriage of forty-seven years. They are well travelled and hope to continue their adventures.