Synopses & Reviews
Do you believe that love can last forever?
Jesse Sienna doesn't. His own parents' marriage was caring, but passionless, and his own romantic history tells him that love burns brightest before fizzling out completely. So when his elderly father, Mickey, moves in with him and seems unable to understand Jesse's no-strings-attached relationship with his current girlfriend, Jesse barely pays attention. It's just another example of how different they are-and more evidence that he and his father will never connect on any meaningful level.
But the truth is, Mickey Sienna knows more about love than most people learn in a lifetime. More than half a century ago, he found the truest love that life can offer. He knows the endless rewards of investing your heart and soul in someone . . . and he knows the devastating costs of letting that perfect someone slip by.
When Mickey sees Jesse taking an extraordinary woman for granted, he decides it's time to tell Jesse his story-a story he's never shared with any of his children before. Over the course of the next few months, Mickey explains his most private and fulfilling moments to his youngest son . . . and forever changes Jesse's perception of love and the possibilities of a lasting relationship.
At once a stirring family drama and a touching romance, The Forever Year is filled with richly drawn characters and powerful situations. You will respond personally to the people you meet in this novel, and you will find yourself deeply enmeshed in their stories. And you might find yourself looking at love in a new way.
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The Forever Year is a wry, tender, beautifully written novel. . . . Once I started, I couldn’t put it down. With a polished and intimate style, and characters that seem to come from your own family, Ronald Anthony delivers a powerful story that just may change the way you think about love.” —
New York Times bestselling author Lisa Kleypas
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"Realistic characters, coupled with an ageless love story, make this an emotion-filled read that is almost impossible to put down." Romantic Times BookClub
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"It may even make you rethink your own attitude towards love! I really enjoyed it." Multi-Platinum recording star Suzanne Vega
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"The Forever Year is a wry, tender, beautifully written novel...once I started, I couldn't put it down." New York Times bestselling author Lisa Kleypas
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"The Forever Year is pure pleasure from beginning to end." New York Times bestselling author Susan Elizabeth Phillips
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"Better than Nicholas Sparks's best" New York Times bestselling author John Maxim
Synopsis
A young man with a negative view on romantic love learns an important life lesson when his elderly father shares a secret from his past.
Synopsis
Jesse Sienna, in his 30s, has never known his father the way he wanted to. Mickey Sienna, in his mid-80s, finds himself facing an uncertain future after his wife of 50 years dies. In a move that stuns even himself, Jesse asks his father to come live with him-an arrangement that begins disastrously.
Then Mickey starts telling his son the story of a remarkable woman Mickey once loved, a story that has stunning implications for the young man's current relationship with an equally exceptional woman. And in sharing this powerful part of the past, father and son are changed in ways neither could have imagined.
A romantic novel of rare intensity and intimacy, a father/son story like no other, The Forever Year will bring you into the hearts and souls of its unforgettable characters. It will make you celebrate the undying power of true love.
And it will make you believe in forever.
About the Author
Ronald Anthony lives in southern Connecticut with his wife and three children. He is currently completing his second novel, Crossing the Bridge.