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Title: Beyond Nostalgia
Author: Tom Winton
Narrator: Bill Burrows
Format: Unabridged
Length: 9 hrs and 18 mins
Language: English
Release date: 12-11-15
Publisher: Tom Winton Author
Ratings: 5 of 5 out of 1 votes
Genres: Fiction, Literary
Publisher's Summary:
Dean Cassidy looks back on a life filled with hardship and remembers Theresa Wayman, the bright spark that lit up his world when he was 18. As an adult, many years later, Dean becomes a successful author but still can't move past his betrayal and loss of Theresa.
Beyond Nostalgia is a poignant story about growing up, making choices, learning to forgive, and moving on. A moving portrait of a man's transformation through life, from a teenager inspired by his first love to a man who finally learns to accept his fate, Beyond Nostalgia is an illuminating and poignant tale.
Be sure to check out Forever Three, the stand-alone sequel to Beyond Nostalgia.
Members Reviews:
Good enough book
I'm giving this book 4 stars because I cannot give it 3 1/2! It is a well written book and it did hold my interest. My problem with the book was the main character, Dean. There were times I felt like I could shake him. He obviously loved Theresa as a teenager. But what did he expect when he slept with a trollop--then told about it! Men who think with the wrong part of the anatomy should expect to pay the price for their stupidity. Then he never got over his first love, which spilled over into his married life. The person I admired most in this book was Maddy Frances, the person he married. She put up with much more than I would have! He always seemed to be aimless, never sticking to a job, always pining for his lost love, feeling sorry for himself--it got on my nerves. STOP FEELING SORRY FOR YOURSELF and make the best of the situation in which you find yourself Thankfully, he found a backbone before the story ended, which helped to redeem the situation. I liked the book OK, I just lost patience with Dean always dragging around in self pity. This is a VERY well written book, well edited. Although this sounds like a negative review, it really is not meant to be because this is a good book. I will look for this author again.
Life
There were moments in this book where I dreaded what would happen. It is a true story of consequences, a story about how momentary choices can impact a lifetime. It is also a makeshift shows how poor communication damages relationships. I was drawn in by the character, his struggles and choices. I rejoiced when he made the right choice and valued those family members who had been so faithful to him.
Forever book
I have done something with this book that I have never done before ....normally I finish a book , I post my review . Not this time - here I am a day late and still not sure I can put my review into words . I decided I would " think " on this one before I typed one word . I am still not done thinking about this book , but I figure I never will be . This is a " forever " book - I will remember it forever !
I'm not so sure it is even a " book " . I think of it as a " story " . I know , I know ...I say toe-may-toe and you say toe-mot-toe . It is a story , not a romance as it has been billed , but more of a fictional memoir if you will .
Written in a memoir-like format by a 43 year old male as he reflects on life from about the age of 17 or 18 on and then brings the story full circle to present day . It's an adult coming-of-age story about a beautiful first love and the lasting effects .
The writing is not particularly poetic , perfect or grand . The characters are not portrayed in some magically deep manner .