War changes everything… even their love.
Bride-to-be Stella
Carson can't wait to marry her longtime sweetheart Marshall Henderson. But
Marshall has been away serving his country and has suffered a head wound. After
being diagnosed with post-traumatic stress disorder, he has distanced himself
from Stella, asking her not to visit him in a Washington, D.C., hospital.
Marshall returns to Louisiana just four weeks before the wedding, but as the
big day draws near, Stella wonders if the man she's loved for most of her life
has become someone else. Can true love conquer all for Stella and Marshall,
even the tragedy of war?
Lenora Worth’s “An April Bride” is the fifth installment in
Zondervan’s novella collection, A Year of Weddings. In reading each novella, I have been amazed at how each author
crafts her story uniquely, bring together a bride and a groom under completely
differing circumstances from those preceding. Lenora Worth provides no
exception, exploring the repercussions of going to and returning from war. Yet,
while the relational circumstances intrigued me, the redundancy in many of the
conversations of whether or not to call off the wedding became a bit wearying –
my only qualm with this novella. Nevertheless, as a sucker for happy endings, I
enjoyed “An April Bride” and would recommend it along with the other A Year of Weddings novellas for a quick
afternoon read. As always,
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