Lee Lowry
Jenny Longworth’s recent marriage to widower David Perry is tested on multiplefronts. Despite her efforts to adapt to living in Europe, she experiences increasingbouts of homesickness.Beyond the continuing challenge of adjusting to a new country and a newlanguage, Jenny must define her role as stepmother to two young adults.Jenny suspects David’s son Marc has a drug addiction, but David defendsMarc’s behavior as a “passing phase.” When his daughter Delphine gets intofinancial difficulty, David’s protective instincts run counter to Jenny’s views onaccountability.As David and Jenny struggle to negotiate their differences, their challenge isheightened by David’s retirement and financial pressures of their own, leadingthem to consider repatriating to the US. In this sequel to Judge Not, authorLee Lowry completes her trilogy of mid-life love and second marriage with anintimate account of the give and take essential to a healthy relationship. 3
