Olive Oil and White Bread

By: Georgia Beers

Narrated by: Abby Craden

Boston - What happens to lovers after the happy-ever-after moment? What goes on behind the closed doors of a relationship once the commitment is made? What does romance turn into when the hands of time keep turning? Olive Oil and White Bread is a novel that dares to answer those questions.

Angie Righetti is the daughter of a sprawling but close-knit Italian American family. She's out and they're proud. Jillian Clark's family is the white bread to Angie's olive oil. Stoic and emotionally buttoned up, they don't want to think about Jillian's sexuality. It's 1988 when they move in together, on the brink of starting their careers. Like every couple at the start of their life together, they expect to live happily ever after. And for 23 years life happens: They change jobs, buy a house, get a dog, and deal with money issues and the death of a parent. They fight, love, cry, play, make mistakes, have regrets, and try to be good to each other and to everybody else. Like most of us they tumble into a routine that turns into a rut that leads to distraction and danger.

In 96 Hours, Georgia Beers gave herself the challenge of writing a romance set in the immediate aftermath of 9/11. And she succeeded, coming up with a book that garnered awards and great reviews. She returns with a new challenge - writing a romance that starts, rather than ends, with the happy-ever-after.

©2014 Georgia Beers (P)2014 Audible Inc.

heart warming

A treat in times of people splitting up over small things...stay and work on it, nice message and sympathetic Charakters

This could be my life?

I really enjoyed this book: the way the author kept us traveling through highs and lows of the Couples 23yr relationship.

What can I say

oh my goodness. I picked this book up mostly because it was free and for the narrator(I see Abby and I just click) it was beyond what I expected. Different from most romance novels availble, the author takes you through a journey with these characters, you watch them fall love, start a family , grow together, make mistakes(Seriously Jillian, WTF) and grow old. Seriously I dont think my review is doing it justice but 5 stars all round.

loved this book

loved this book so much it made me cry. the ending was so unbelievably perfect!

Good story

I enjoyed this story more than I expected. I would recommend it. It's very realistic and touching.