D-L Nelson The Card

The Card

D-L Nelson

Five Star, Oct 2005, $26.95

ISBN: 1594144176

They met at Boston University in the early 1960s sharing a room; yet no two roommates could be as different as Jane Andrews and Diana Bourque are. They are the opposites in physical appearance, emotional outlook, and mental state. Jane's goal is to become the best mother and wife ever while Diana wants to run her father's newspaper the Sarasota Journal. Yet the duo becomes more than just friends, they become beloved sisters.

Every year, one of the pair sends the same Christmas card with a new note to the other. This has helped them cope with distance, cheating husband, a dying spouse, near death experiences, childhood, and the conclusion that marriage, motherhood and business entrepreneurship are not anything like they expected. Through the next two decades plus they remain friends symbolized by the loving back and forth card.

THE CARD is an intriguing relationship drama starring two individuals who love each other like soul sisters though they may be content apart. Once a year they rotate who informs the other that they still live and whether it has been a good year or not via the Christmas card. Fans of deep character studies will appreciate this saga over the years between two women who rely on one another to survive the trials and tribulations of life.

Harriet Klausner