Civil War veteran and widower Jake McPherson vows to find a new mother for his son. Schoolteacher Alicia Merriwether seems the ideal solution. Although their marriage is to be one of convenience, something begins to grow between Jake and Alicia with each passing day. Original.
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Civil War veteran and widower Jake McPherson vows to find a new mother for his son. Schoolteacher Alicia Merriwether seems the ideal solution. Although their marriage is to be one of convenience, something begins to grow between Jake and Alicia with each passing day. Original.
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The Civil War took his legs and pneumonia took his wife; Jake McPherson is a tragic figure. He's become a recluse; his nine year-old son Jason has become a problem ? at school and around the town. Miss Alicia Merriweather, a thirty year-old schoolteacher, has come to the McPherson home to talk with the father.
She's shocked by the angry man she meets; Merriweather is a heavy, not particularly pretty woman who takes no nonsense from anyone. She goes toe-to-toe with McPherson, telling him about Jason's bad behavior ? and telling Mr. McPherson what he needs to do about it!
Before long, Miss Alicia is a regular visitor to the McPherson house and Jake realizes he needs a mother for Jason and a companion for himself. He asks Alicia to marry him and she agrees. However, marriage doesn't quiet the arguments between the spouses and Jason doesn't become a well-behaved son.
This is a deep, emotional tale of a hermit who takes a chance and is rewarded beyond his dreams. Alicia, the stout woman who thought she?d never marry, is given the chance to be a wife and mother.
The subject of a man in a wheelchair having emotional and physical needs is rather unique in this genre. Carolyn Davidson did a remarkable job of showing Jake's pain and loneliness. Alicia is a perfect match for Jake because she takes no bull but understands him because she has dealt with pain and ridicule (she's tall, stout and plain) all her life.
My only complaint was that Jake changed too quickly; I would have expected him to go down fighting harder. However, this is a wonderful story about 3 people (Jake, Alicia and Jason) and how they become a family.
