Sweet Memories

Name: Sweet Memories
Rating: 2.5 (2 reviews)
Author: LaVyrle Spencer
ISBN: 9780727817327

by LaVyrle Spencer

2.5

(2 ratings)

356 pages1984Severn House Pub LtdISBN 9780727817327

Fiction Romance

About this book

SWEET MEMORIES... of tender breathless passion, of a bond betrayed by lack of trust, of a love too long denied.... Like a haunting melody that recalls a special moment, Sweet Memories will stir your senses and touch your heart. It is the poignant tale of Theresa Brubaker and Brian Scanlon, separated by Brian's air force officer training, but united in spirit by their burning unique love. Alone and unsure, Theresa decides on a traumatizing surgical operation that proves devastating for both her and Brian-a proud sensitive man whose feelings of betrayal run deep. Through the tears and pain Theresa emerges from her cocoon of inhibitions a beautiful butterfly, ready to soar on the wings of her love for Brian. A special love. A special man. A special book.

Publication Details

Publisher: Severn House Pub Ltd
Published: 1984
Pages: 356
ISBN: 9780727817327
Language: en

About LaVyrle Spencer

LaVyrle was born on July 17, 1943 in Browerville, Minnesota, USA, where she grew up. Married her high school sweetheart Dan Spencer, shortly after her graduation, a decision she calls the wisest choice of her life. They had two daughters, Amy and Beth (d. 1990). LaVyrle worked as a teacher's aide at Osseo Junior High School, when in her thirties, she read Kathleen Woodiwiss's novel "The Flame and Flower", which gave her the idea to become a novelist. She decided to try transferring to paper a recurring dream she was having about a story based on her grandmother's lifestyle on a Minnesota farm. Her story became her first manuscript, "The Fulfillment", and she sent it to Kathleen Woodiwiss. The bestselling author read the novel and promptly mailed it to her own editor at Avon. The editor purchased the novel, which was published in 1979. She was inducted into the Romance Writers of America Hall of Fame in 1988. She wrote 23 sweet historical and contemporany novels. Published around the world, her works had included 12 New York Times Bestsellers, and have been won four RITA Awards, three Golden Medallion Awards and a Minnesota Book Award. LaVyrle said: "the trademark of my books is mending relationships, showing people how to mend relationships." LaVyrle is a founding member of the Midwest Fiction Writers (MFW), chapter 24 of the Romance Writers of America. Four of LaVyrle's novels were produced as television movies: The Fulfillment in 1989 (She and her husband appear as extras in the film), Morning Glory in 1993, Home Song in 1996 and Family Blessings in 1999. LaVyrle and her husband are grandparents. Her husband is a retired estimator for a general contractor, and she also decided to retire from writing in 1997 after an 18-year career. They live in a Victorian house in her native Minnesota, where she enjoyes gardening, cooking, playing bass guitar and electric piano, and photography.