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| Minneapolis- St. Paul, Minnesota – Present Day When Alison Mullally arrives at her ex-boyfriend’s funeral, she is immediately labeled the “current girlfriend” despite her protestations. Her ex’s sister takes Alison aside and asks that she go along with the belief that she was still dating Sam at the time of his death. For his parents’ sake. Then Alison is wrangled into helping Sam’s best friend, Adam Berg, into cleaning out Sam’s condo to ready it to be sold. She could say no, but she agrees. Adam is particularly churlish with Alison, which means she isn’t looking forward to the four weekends she will be spending with him. The thaw is soon on the way as they get to know one another—and an attraction develops between them. However, both Alison and Adam have built walls around their hearts and fight the attraction. Alison has the BRCA 1 carrier gene and chose to get a double mastectomy a year ago. This keeps men mostly away from her after they learn the news, and even Sam had been leery about sleeping with her. In FOUR WEEKENDS AND A FUNERAL, Adam soon learns what Alison went through and he takes it well. But the fact that she was his best friend’s girlfriend keeps him from wanting to get involved with her, though that soon changes. Let’s just say Alison feels unlovable but Adam’s empathy about her reconstructed breasts makes her feel happy again. Spending time together, it was inevitable that they would realize they were falling in love, but Sam is still between them. Meanwhile, they continue with the façade about Alison being Sam’s girlfriend with his parents. They are grieving and our couple doesn’t want to compound the grief. FOUR WEEKENDS AND A FUNERAL is both emotional and funny as Alison grapples with her diagnosis and a new romance. Adam lives in Duluth, and she questions why he hasn’t returned to Minneapolis since his family lives there. He doesn’t really have a good answer other than he kept putting it off. Is Alison hoping he does move back so they can have a future together? They bicker about things that make no sense and yet they are soon back with each other. Alison is a sympathetic character and Adam seems so right for her. Can they admit their love for each other? How will Adam feel making love to Alison for the first time and seeing her naked? An interesting tale right from the moment you meet Alison and Adam, don’t miss FOUR WEEKENDS AND A FUNERAL. You will laugh and you will cry. Patti Fischer |
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FOUR WEEKENDS AND A FUNERAL – Ellie Palmer