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Summary: What comes between
Review: Throughout time, religion has motivated people, nations and politics . Whether the motivation is for the good depends on the beholder.In _The Truest Pleasure_ religion comes between Ginny and her husband, Tom. In the first chapter, we meet Ginny as she succumbs completely to a Pentecostal service, talking in tongues and rolling around the ground like a dog. I was sympathetic to Tom and felt his frustration with his wife that was hell bent to go to these bizarre hell raising services. The more he protested, the more stubborn Ginny became. Soon, a couple who could move mountains together spent most of their time bickering over religion and harboring grievances against each other for months at a time. That did not stop them from finding physical love under the sheets. In these moments of coupling, they did find their way together, and made their truces. It was not an easy time, right after the Civil War and the ranch required a young, strong manager. Tom was that, and much more. Ginny's pa had become to old to do much of the work around the ranch. Tom put everything he had into making improvements on the land and bringing in a profit for his efforts. He was known as a hard, honest worker. But, Ginny craved more. She wanted him to be more socially skilled, able to carry a conversation and be knowledgeable. But Tom was a simpler man, one to set back and listen, take off his shoes and nod off by evening time. In a simply lovely story of faith and love, we meet a man and wife that make their way in the world.
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