"The Amateur Marriage" by Anne Tyler was the book selection of
Ellen.
The weather held out so Kathy, Edna and Carol came to swim, the water was
cold but they took the plung. They said they had a nice relaxing
afternoon.
Sharon, Alice, Dricka and Pat were missed. Congrats to Pat, her son
had a baby, her name is Clair.
We had snacks and then our meal of salad, baked shepherds pie, bread
and lots of desserts.
The book discussion was iffy, some liked the book, some did not. Michael
and Pauline were the main characters; when they got married Pauline changed
her mind the day of the wedding at the church. She said they fought all the time
and that Michael did not want to go anywhere or do anything. Michael and some
of Pauline's friends talked her out of it and they did get married. It was not
a good marriage, they did fight all the time.
After 30 years of marriage, 3 children and 1 grandchild that they raised,
Michael ended the marriage. Michael remarried to a friend of Pauline's. Pauline was
killed in a car accident.
At the end of the book Michael who was still married, took a walk thru the
old street that he and Pauline used to live on, he knew just what she was going
to say, "Is it you, is it really you!"
Ellen
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