Bittersweet

by LaVyrle Spencer

Book Overview

The New York Times bestseller Shattered by the loss of her husband, Maggie struggled each day to put her grief behind her. To be there for her teenaged daughter. And to face life again. When she returned to her Wisconsin hometown, she never expected to feel a spark of longing for her old high school sweetheart. Eric's marriage to a career-driven woman had left him childless and unhappy--he knew there had to be more to life than always wanting what...

• Format: Mass Market Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 051510521X
• ISBN13: 9780515105216
• Release Date: March 1991
• Publisher: Berkley Books
• Length: 496 Pages
• Weight: 0.55 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.2" x 4.2" x 6.9"
• Age Range: 18 years and up
• Grade Range: Postsecondary and higher

Customer Reviews

LaVyrle's Best

Eric and Maggie were high school sweethearts in Fish Creek, Wisconsin. They drifted apart in college, and she ended up happily married in Seattle, he back home running his father's fishing boat. After Maggie's husband dies, she decides to move home and open a bed and breakfast - and all hell breaks loose. Eric's already floundering marriage crumbles under the weight of their rekindled mutual attraction. A moving portrait of families in conflict, love, adultery and betrayal. I have read many of LaVyrle Spencer's books, but this one keeps me coming back again and again, picking up another nuance each time.

IT is a fictional BOOK

This is NOT a Book for prudish people, or the un-educated. It is a wonderful work of fiction by Mrs. Spencer. It is a very quick and good fictional read. No reason for any one who is so up-tite with them-selves or life to get their panties in a bunch. I recommend also Her book Morning Glory, wonderfully written.

A Triangle Love Story!

Here we have a romance that involves a triangle, the man, the wife and another woman. How will it all end? Where do our sympathies lie? This is a thought-provoking story with lots of twists and turns, filled with heart-wrenching suspense. Interesting story!Evelyn Horan - teacher/counselor/authorJeannie, A Texas Frontier Girl, Books One - Three

Love Lavyrle

The first time I read Bittersweet, I borrowed it from the library. I borrowed it 2 more times and then finally bought my own copy. I loved this book and most of Ms. Spencer's books. Yes, sometimes she's predictable, but I laughed and cried everytime I read Bittersweet. I was introduced to this wonderful author by a dear friend and now have the pleasure of passing on her books to my daughter, when she's older, and my mother. The romance genre lost someone special when Lavyrle Spencer put down her pen.

Strongly disaree with the bad reviews on this book!

I have very conservative beliefs and I'll admit after reading some of the bad reviews on this book I expected to hate this story. Surprise, I loved it! LaVyrle Spencer has never let me down. This book moved me. I felt for the characters. I agree that Maggie and Eric should not have started their affair while Eric was still married, but I felt the author did a good job of making them realize this. These characters grew as people throughout this story and they paid dearly for their mistakes. I hate when a book seems to have bad people in it just to excuse bad behavior from other characters. I didn't get that from this book. Yes, Nancy wasn't a good person and she didn't love Eric (Nor was she faithful to him),but the story didn't use this to excuse his mistakes. I really sympathized with Katy. I was very self-righteous when I was her age. I saw things only in black or white. I think she should have tried to understand what her mother was going thru and offered her support if not her approval. We are raised to offer our children unconditionally love, I think as parents we should get the same whenever possible. I loved the character of Anna Severson. She put Eric in his place whenever he needed it, but was supportive of her son as well. I could understand Maggie's dad doing what he did at the end of the story. It was great to see that Roy was so supportive of Maggie when she needed him most. I think this story is about two people that fell in love and didn't handle things in the best way, but they still deserved happiness.