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True Romance, Part 4

Late love

LOUISE PENNY

From Thursday's Globe and Mail

Latest comment posted at 5:39 PM EST 07/08/08

He tries to cure children of cancer. She has people killed in fictional Quebec villages. He's older - much older. She kept him guessing with her youth. But in the face of death, the promise of love evens everything out, award-winning mystery author Louise Penny writes ...Read the full article

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  1. A S from Toronto, Canada writes: What a beautiful story. Great series, G&M.
  2. B D from London, Canada writes: Really enjoying these touching stories. This one is especially lovely.
  3. Brad Pitt from United States writes: Oh come on - are we in a Harlequin romance novel
  4. pirapa tharmal from Canada writes: This is the best one so far in the series. Looking forward to more great stories. What a lovely story !
  5. Gill Bates from Wroxton SK, Canada writes: Just like the man in the story, I'm very bad at guessing a woman's age. I don't even try any more! It can only lead to trouble.
  6. M R from Toronto, Canada writes: what a nice story
  7. Peter North from van, Canada writes: that was nice!
  8. Nu Haus from United States writes: What? Where the heck does the 'Ralph' come from? I was intrigued to see how she got out of the 50 red roses from another man, but it turns out to be a lame mistake? Oh well, the 'I know who's going to die' part almost makes up for it.
  9. j h from Canada writes: i recognised why he turned away as i read...didn't need the confirmation...i teared up too. wonderful.
  10. A B from Vancouver, Canada writes: To Brad Pitt from the US: You'd think 'cause you've got your Angelina and are immersed in domestic bliss you'd be happy reading others' love stories. Why don't you share your's and Angie's?
  11. Richard E. Gower from Ottawa, Canada writes: Good series. Good story.
  12. Brad Pitt from United States writes: AB - domestic bliss - it's like the fairy tale - old women and a shoe - I've got so many kids running around I don't know what to do.
  13. Mary Gariffe from Etobicoke, Canada writes: A good love story soothes the soul. Much better than reading about the events of the world.
  14. Green Dragon from Ottawa, Canada writes: A lovely story.
  15. D.L K from Canada writes: I think its a touching story. I am 35 and my man is 46, not as big of an age difference, but still. He is the love of my life, yes sometimes a late life relationship can be better because we have a different mind set and different ideals. Good luck to them. (By the way I am told by many people that I look quite a bit younger than my age of 35, and although that is flattering, Ive always kind of wanted to be percieved as older.) My guy thinks I look older and thought I was older too. I was taken aback but then took it as the compliment it was, because with age comes a certain sense of maturity and grace.
    Just because a man calls us 'older' its not automatically an insult, especially from an 'older man'. Because of their maturity and outlook on life (which is why they are percieved as older/wiser) they can usually take this in stride or joke about it.
    Maybe that puts some perspective on it?
  16. Annis Karpenko from North Hatley, Canada writes: This is a terrific story and at the beginning I began to think you had attended either my wedding or my sister's. We were both married at the same church (different years) and she was also encouraged to purchase life insurance. Our reception was at Hovey Manor (1984) and my sister's was at the - sadly gone - Hatley Inn. Thanks for sharing the love Louise -
  17. D.L K from Canada writes: I think also that older men might think a woman is older troo because they have trouble viewing themselfs as 'old' it might make things more parrell. If that makes any sense. Also, I'm a writer too. (I have also done journalism and some radio broadcasting) So I love the coincidences of this article. I am happy for them and wish my best to them.

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