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REVIEWS: ** (goodreads) The author of Family Blessings offers a powerful new novel about a family whose future is imperiled by the past. Tom Gardner, devoted husband, father, and high school principal, and those who are dearest to him have their security and trust threatened, when Kent, the result of Tom's one-night stand with a fiercely independent woman, is transferred to his school. ** (Library Thing) A perfect marriage begins to disintegrate when a single mother arrives in town, son in tow. She enrolls him in a school where the couple teach, which is how the husband learns he has a second son, the fruit of a one-night stand on the eve of his marriage. To make matters worse, the boy starts dating the couple's daughter. Hard to keep a secret under such circumstances. By the author of Family Blessings. ** (Amazon) [LaVyrle Spencer explores the true meaning of unconditional love in this powerful New York Times bestseller.] High school principal Tom Gardner feels a sense of shock when he sees Kent Arens, a new transfer student. With one glance, Tom can see that this teenager is the son he never knew he had-the result of a one-night stand on the eve of his wedding years before, now grown into an intelligent, athletic, and polite young man. But the boy's presence has a devastating effect on Tom's family. As the Gardner's careen toward disaster, they test the foundation of trust and respect that their family was built on-and learn that love leaves no choice but forgiveness.

First sentence: Minnesota lay green and vibrant, freshened by a night's rain that rinsed the late August sky to a watercolor blue.

Year

1996

Language

English

Publisher

G. K. Hall & Company

Editions

2

Pages

476

ISBN

9780783812519

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