Amy Neff

I am reading the book "The Days I Loved You Most"by Amy Neff to Lynn while she works on a jigsaw puzzle.  I can't remember what attracted me to the book.  I haven't checked but I think many of the books of fiction come from her book club's list.  Like the main couple in the book, we have been married more than 60 years.  My book club, like hers, alternates monthly between fiction and non-fiction.

I am a strong fan of the comedy on Netflix "Reba".  As with Neff's book, I am attracted to well-made plots.  Reba shows a divorced couple that still remains friendly to former partners.  "The Days…" starts with an older couple who gather grown children, and grandchildren to explain that the older wife expects to die from medical problems and her husband explains that he doesn't want to live without her.  So, they announce their plan to take their own lives in one year from now.

The plot alone does not motivate me to mention the book but the strength of the language describing various earlier times in the marriage makes the book stand out.