The Monk Upstairs
The Monk Upstairs
HarperOne | April 29, 2008 | ISBN-10: 0060859563 | 272 pages | PDF | 1.13 MB
HarperOne | April 29, 2008 | ISBN-10: 0060859563 | 272 pages | PDF | 1.13 MB
Gentle humor leavens the weightier themes of trust, religion and second chances in this satisfying sequel to The Monk Downstairs (2002). Tough-as-nails divorcée Rebecca Martin eases into married life with former monk and tenant Mike Christopher while she wonders just what they've gotten themselves into. Her pot-smoking ex-husband is trying to reform and be a responsible father, but his inability to follow through adds extra tension to Rebecca and Mike's newlywed life. Farrington beautifully renders the touching relationships between Mike and his young stepdaughter, Mary Martha, and his mother-in-law, Phoebe, whose mental acuity is steadily declining after a stroke in the previous novel.