More Than Memory

Nelda Hanson left her heart in Iowa eight years ago. She's built a life and a career for herself in Chicago, but it's time to go home. Time to face the memories that await her there.Lute Hanson sees the girl he once loved all grown up, a business woman. He knows there's no place for her in his life, but his heart won't listen.Two people who share some tender and some bitter memories...but maybe they share something else... Read Full Review

I am a new fan of Dorothy Garlock's books. Unlike her other more popular ones, this book is not one in a series of 3 or 4 books this story stands alone. (It's nice not to have an open ending for a change.) Nelda and Lute are high school sweethearts forced to marry-and-divorce (by Nelda's [angry] father) at a young age due to accidental pregnancy. The story is about the couple meeting again 9 years later and all the hurt and... Read Full Review

Dorothy Garlock never disappoints. Her stories are realistic, heart breaking but heart warming and wonderful to read. You just immerse yourself in her stories and feel what the characters are feeling. She always gives you your money's worth and more.Lute and Nelda's story has been described well by other writers. They loved lost, settled their problems and loved again. Lute and Nelda were forced by her militant father... Read Full Review

When high-school senior Nelda Hansen becomes pregnant, she is forced to wed Lute Hanson by her domineering father who orders Lute out of Nelda's life as soon as the vows are exchanged. Soon after the birth of a daughter, Nelda returns to the Iowa home of the grandparents where she had lived for the last several years where she hears Lute has joined the Navy. Sadly, the baby contracts an infection and dies when she is six... Read Full Review

In 1949 Clear Lake, Iowa, teenager Nelda Hansen married Lute Hanson. However, a minute after they exchanged "I do's" her father, who forced the marriage, informs the groom that he will receive the divorce papers as soon as the lawyer finishes them. The marine captain still cannot believe his daughter shacked up with a hayseed bumpkin like Lute and is now four months pregnant. Not listening to anyone, the military officer... Read Full Review