At Long Last

by Elene Sallinger

They found each other across an ocean. Now, as they come face to face, will they find their future together at long last?

6 pages, ebook

First published July 30, 2012

About the author

Hailing from Washington, DC, Elene Sallinger first caught the writing bug in 2004 after writing and illustrating several stories for her then four-year-old daughter. Her writing career has encompassed two award-winning children's stories, a stint as a consumer-education advocate, as well as writing The Chrysalis Series and the stand alone novel, Doing DC. Her debut novel, Awakening, won the New Writing Competition at the Festival of Romance 2011.

Reviews

[The Book Junkie Reads . . . · Rating 5 out of 5]

Quickie read- 1st read by Sallinger. She makes second chance at love occur naturally and over similar tragedies in life. A second chance of this nature take time to achieve, but the wait is its own reward. Marianne and Carl had a connection from the very beginning. It went beyond the book club or the illness commonality.

[Marco · Rating 3 out of 5]

Small but beautiful and touching. I can relate to some parts.

[Chrissy · Rating 2 out of 5]

I guess I'm a little torn on this one.

A man and woman meet on an online forum for a book club. That part is great -- what reader wouldn't want to indulge in a romance that began over books, right?

However, this is really the last mention of books in this tale. Alas.

She asks her husband for a divorce. His wife dies of cancer. The two communicate for eight years and get to know one another, without ever having meeting. But, they know it's love.

So, they arrange their first meeting.

Then here's where I got thrown off. The only real detail we learn is that he asks her to come without underwear.

Okay.

Then, they meet. And it ends.

That's all.