A Choice of Words

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Summary: A compelling story of reaching inside
Review: Winner of the Writer's Roundtable Conference 2000 Manuscript Contest, A Choice of Words is a haunting novel about a bitter, hurt heroine who has resigned herself to being single. Swearing off impulsiveness, and settling into a daily routine, she believes she is content until an impulse sends her to a writing class - where the words of an anonymous stir her to wonder. The more she listens to his writings, the closer she feels to him, and she wonders, "Is it possible to fall in love with someone without even knowing his name?" The writer himself declares, "The Beatles were wrong. Love isn't all we need. We need guts," and A Choice of Words is indeed a compelling story of reaching inside, and finding the guts to take a chance.