Not Easily Broken, Ruth Smith Meyer
Not Easily Broken, Ruth Smith Meyer
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Not Easily Broken

Author: Ruth Smith Meyer

Narrator: Ruth Smith Meyer

Unabridged: 9 hr 26 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 07/31/2022

Synopsis

In the time when women often died in childbirth and men remarried to have someone to care for the house and children, new mothers sometimes cut off relationships with the maternal grandparents. Ellie is a strong young woman faced with circumstances that are not her choice. When Ellie's older sister Regina dies at the birth of her third child, her parents request that Ellie break off her engagement to the man she loves and marry their son-in-law, John, so the children will stay in the family.Ellie reluctantly agrees but determines in her heart to give it her all to make it a good marriage. She and John begin life with a somewhat contrived feeling to their relationship, but love grows because they are both committed to it.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Sam

This book centers around a couple who are married and begin their life as a fairy tale. They have dreams and hopes for a future that would create a lifestyle built on hard work and sacrafice. One thing was missing in this marriage. They were given vows to take by their minister to have three connect......more

Goodreads review by Kimberly

OMG I couldn't put this book down, and I personally do not know what is wrong with people why the movie wasn't well received because it was a great book, and I loved the movie as well. I tell ya, if you ever want to know how strong of a person you are, especially in a marriage, this story will touch......more

Goodreads review by Tamera

The overall idea was a good one, however I prefer not to be hit over the head with the "moral message". The prose were a bit too conversational for my taste. One of the few times that I'll say the movie was better than the book.......more

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