Love's Compass
A Novel
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She tried to determine what she imagined to be the critical flaw. What event or constant imperfection eroded their marriage? But each time she contemplated this, she could not find a single thing. Perhaps that was the key - that it took many little things, like pocks of corrosion that reduce metal to rust.
In her twenty-five years of marriage, she had never been attracted to another man. She could not understand, and was surprised by, this development of interest in Orin. In the weeks since she’ d first met him she would, for hours on end, analyze her state of mind. Was she trying to capture another life? Was she filling a void left by the departure of her children? Or was her instinct for love so strong that it was seeking out its fulfillment? Then she’d shift gears and find herself wondering when she might be in his company again. And that inevitably led to her longing to see him.
As she went about the routines of her day, she would find herself at a halt, stunned by a daydream of a moment with him. While at first it was the recounting of actual moments, soon she found herself imagining moments of her making.
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As her young adult children depart from the nest, Liv finds that her husband is drifting away, too. What is pulling him from her at a time when they should be enjoying their lives together? Feeling abandoned and alone, Liv meets and falls in love with another man.
Love’s Compass tells the story of love discovered at a time when new love is not often experienced. It explores a husband’s quiet exit from a marriage. It examines a woman’s thoughts and feelings as she tries to find her footing in a place that she never expected to be at this point in her life. Love’s Compass is the story of love lost and love found.
About the Author
Mary McAvoy lives in New England, where she was born and raised. She is working on a second novel, set in the mill city of Lawrence, Massachusetts, during the late 19th and the 20th centuries. Her nature essays and photos are featured on her blog site, SilverLiningDays.blogspot.com. Her business, Syntax and Style, offers writing and editing services, as well as web sites for small businesses. She earned a bachelor’s degree in English/Classics from Regis College in Weston, Massachusetts. She has two children.
Author photo by Olivia McAvoy.