Miles from Where We Started

by Cynthia Ruchti

Book Overview

Weeks away from their first anniversary, Mallory and Connor Duncan can't even agree on how to end their marriage. Then a last-minute crisis lands them on a three-thousand-mile road trip together. The... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 168370147X
• ISBN13: 9781683701477
• Release Date: October 2018
• Publisher: Gilead Publishing
• Length: 352 Pages
• Weight: 2.65 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.1" x 5.5" x 8.4"

Customer Reviews

Charming story of love and family

Miles From Where We Started is the first book I have read by Cynthia Rucht. I was pleasantly surprised with a charming story of a marriage on the verge of dissolution. Not even married a year yet and Connor and Mallory are ready to call it quits. Well, Connor for sure...maybe! Unresolved issues, the impending possibility of a debilitating disease and commitment seems to have lost its meaning for this young couple. Mallory agrees to a three week trip in a microcamper to help save Connor's business and then added to the mix is a troubled eleven-year-old foster child (snarky and yet you gotta love him!) and the plot thickens. It is a trip that is a mashup of anticipation, sorrow, excitement, and regret...who knows where it will take them. Following this couple on the road trip as well as a trip to perhaps reclaiming their love made for a great read. Would their brokeness offer a training ground for fixing their relationship? On their trip they will log a lot of miles but will they be miles from where they started or right back at the beginning of the end? Ruchti tells a good story, drawing the reader in early in the book and keeping interest with geographic details of the trip (lots of waterfalls--a place to go for soul healing in the Lakota language) and the beautiful characters Connor and Mallory meet along the way. Colorful characters who take interest and become invested in this threesome's tangled lives in a variety of ways. Amidst the conflicts (that couldn't be ignored) there is a wonderful measure of hope--hope that love can see you through the tough times--hope that brings healing to the heart. I look forward to reading more of this author's books. I received a complimentary copy of this book via CelebrateLit. A favorable review was not required and opinions are my own. This review is part of a CelebrateLit blog tour.