Serendipity is an okay book. But not one I would pay full price for. This is a borrow from a friend or library book. It took me too long to read this book. Generally if I take more than 2 weeks to read a book with less than 500 pages then the book drags or is hard to get through. This was one of these books. If you are a skim reader then you might enjoy this book more.
Margaret (Magpie, Maggie) is a collector of treasures and like to barter and trade for her goods. She makes jams and jelly's, lotions and perfumes from her rose garden all for her trading. She is a lonely woman living with her uncle and cousins. She has no women around her to socialize. As Todd Valmer comes to town looking for a Dr, and is brought to Maggie's house, their lives change forever. Todd's mom has suffered a stroke and can only use the left side of her body. Maggie takes care of her and finds herself liking Todd in return. She marries Todd on the promise of love and to help him with his farm and mother. As the story unfolds, Todd's mom belittles Maggie and makes it hard for her on the farm. I got very mad through this part at the way Maggie was treated and how Todd was "being a guy" and not noticing how he was hurting his wife. The story gets better and Todd and Maggie work out their problems and fall in love. But it is a painful trip to love for both Todd and Maggie as well as the reader.
Not to totally dog this book, there were some funny and loving parts as well as Scripture based stories and biblical guidelines. For me the book just was a little to long with not much adventure.
When looking for some other books by Cathy Marie Hake, check out Fancy Pants, Forevermore, Bittersweet and Letter Perfect. All are great books by Hake.
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