From Amazon:

Sharon Winslow is artistic, wealthy, socially prominent--and determined to remain single. Having lost her first love in the Great War, she is certain that marriage is not for her. Then she meets Temple Smith, a rough man who appears as uncouth as he is poor. What could a woman of her stature and talent find in such a man? Her hopeless attraction to him vies with her fear that he is only after her money. But where differences abound, the adventure of love begins. He must convince her that she will never realize her full potential without him- that without him her true beauty will remain as hidden as the song of a silent harp. A House of Winslow book.

My summary: The "silent harp" refers to the main character's virginity. She marries the "rough man," she loses it, and then she "realizes her full potential." There. Now you know the end. You don't have to buy the book.

The fact that it ended - eventually!

The characters, the dialogue, the story, the theme ...

Rip it into shreds and throw it in the garbage.

Disgusted! A woman needs a man to realize her full potential???

And this coming from a former pastor, who apparently has some familiarity with the Bible.

Apparently, however, he is not familiar with the passage in 1 Corinthians 7:1,34 (NIV): It is good for a man [or woman] not to marry ... An unmarried woman or virgin is concerned about the Lord's affairs: Her aim is to be devoted to the Lord in both body and spirit. But a married woman is concerned about the affairs of this world—how she can please her husband.

Has really written enough. It's time for him to stop. Actually, it was time for him to stop before he ever wrote this garbage ...

It's a total waste of time. There are many other much better books out there for you to read. And they aren't all that difficult to find.

I only read this because it was part of my job. I actually got paid to read this. Otherwise, I wouldn't have made it past the first chapter, and I really would have torn the book up and thrown it away!

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Created Jul 29, 2007 at 6:49pm • Submit your own review...