Bittersweet: A Candid Love Story

by Helen Elizabeth Nebeker

This is a courageously honest story of love, of hate, of joy, of hardship, of success, of loss. Ultimately, it is the story of two people who survive - together and apart - 57 years of marriage. In the final analysis, this narrative reveals the triumph of love over all adversity, expressed in a last letter from a loving wife left, once more, to face her life alone. The first part of this autobiographical memoir is based on nearly 800 letters written between the author and her husband of two months, following his deployment to the European War front and his subsequent fifteen month tour-of-duty.The second delineates in sweet detail the all-too-common experiences of returning servicemen and their wives, as they faced life together in the hard world of post-war survival and the less-than-perfect lives they had so long imagined.

424 pages, Hardcover

First published February 1, 2006

Reviews

[Kelly · Rating 4 out of 5]

The author, Helen Nebeker, is a woman who truly inspires me. The more I know Helen, the more I love her. I have had many opportunities to speak with her and listen to her teach and as this is a biography, I really wanted to read it to know her better. I am really blessed to know Helen.

[Maggie · Rating 2 out of 5]

I didn't like this book, actually I couldn't get past the first four chapters. Maybe someday I'll try it again someday, but not anytime soon.