About THE ACCIDENTAL MARRIAGE: Nina Rushforth was born with a silver spoon caught in her throat. She and her father have mapped out a future that includes a brilliant legal career, a marriage to an equally stellar attorney or Wall Street whiz kid, and eventually the production of three perfect children. A semester at St. Andrew's University in Scotland, was part of the plan, but falling in love with a handsome missionary was not.
Six months later, after Elliot returns from his mission and after a tumultuous courtship, Nina finds herself teaching at a junior high school, learning to keep house in a minuscule apartment, and living with a man who doesn't know any more about being married than she does. Intimacy, cooking, laundry, lesson plans, and a tug-of-war with a possessive mother-in-law prove to be more overwhelming than Nina can successfully manage. The newlyweds awaken to realize the head on the adjacent pillow belongs to a stranger.
This novel captures the heartbreak of
young love caught in the turbulent social crosscurrents of the 70's, at a time
when brave women struggled to find dignity and equality in the workplace, as
well as peace at home.
Publication Date: December 10, 2013
The Accidental Marriage can be pre-ordered at Amazon and Barnes & Noble.
Praise for THE
ACCIDENTAL MARRIAGE:
“A thoughtful,
heartbreaking, and often laugh-out-loud romp… Annette Haws explores the
interesting question: What keeps a marriage together?”
--Terrell Dougan, a
columnist for the Huffington Post and the author of That Went Well:
Adventures in Caring for my Sister
“Haws delivers a story
that makes you want to rush to the end to find out what happens and prose that
makes you want to slow down and savor it.”
--Karey White, author
of For What It’s Worth, Gifted, and My Own Mr. Darcy
“If you want a story
with plot, character and real, deep meaning that will leave you thinking long
after you’re done, this is the book for you.”
--Shannon Guymon,
author of Do Over
About
Annette: Annette Haws’s
literary strengths are based upon her experiences in the classroom. She began
her teaching career as a junior high teacher in Richmond, Utah and ended it
teaching Sophomore English at Murray High School in Salt Lake City. However,
her favorite assignment was a five year period at Logan High School teaching
English, coaching debate and mock trial, and watching the antics of her own
three children who were also students in the same school.
Her first novel, Waiting for the Light to Change, won Best of
State in 2009, A Whitney Award for Best Fiction, and the Diamond Quill Award
for Best Published Fiction in 2009 from the League of Utah Writers. In July of
2008, the Midwest Book Review selected it as a Top Pick for Community Library
Fiction Collections.
Social Media Links:
Website: http://annettehaws.com/
Book on Goodreads: http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/18275669-the-accidental-marriage
Annette on Goodreads: http://www.goodreads.com/author/show/1404936.Annette_Haws
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