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Norah Piehl

I'm always impressed when a novelist can write perceptively and capably about a protagonist of the opposite gender, particularly when the author is male, as that seems like the less common scenario. Joseph Monninger, whose previous books also have occasionally featured female protagonists, handles his project smartly and adeptly in MARGARET FROM MAINE, his latest romance, which is set in the wake of the conflict in Afghanistan. Read More

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Margaret Kennedy lives on a dairy farm in rural Maine. Her husband Thomas --- injured in a war overseas --- will never be the man he was. When the President signs a bill in support of wounded veterans, Margaret is invited to the nation’s capital. Charlie King, a handsome Foreign Service officer, volunteers to escort her. As the rhododendron blossoms along the Blue Ridge Highway, the unlikely pair fall in love --- but Margaret cannot ignore the tug of her marriage vows.

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Margaret Kennedy lives on a dairy farm in rural Maine. Her husband Thomas --- injured in a war overseas --- will never be the man he was. When the President signs a bill in support of wounded veterans, Margaret is invited to the nation’s capital. Charlie King, a handsome Foreign Service officer, volunteers to escort her. As the rhododendron blossoms along the Blue Ridge Highway, the unlikely pair fall in love --- but Margaret cannot ignore the tug of her marriage vows.

About the Book

Brought together by war, separated by duty, a love story for the ages

Margaret Kennedy lives on a dairy farm in rural Maine. Her husband Thomas --- injured in a war overseas --- will never be the man he was. When the President signs a bill in support of wounded veterans, Margaret is invited to the nation’s capital. Charlie King, a handsome Foreign Service officer, volunteers to escort her. As the rhododendron blossoms along the Blue Ridge Highway, the unlikely pair fall in love --- but Margaret cannot ignore the tug of her marriage vows.

Joseph Monninger’s MARGARET FROM MAINE is a page-turning romance that poignantly explores the dilemmas faced by those who serve our country --- and the men and women who love them.

Woody Allen

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Woody Allen

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Michael Cibenko

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