To Have and to Hold — Fern Michaels

It is 1970 and Kate Starr is the perfect wife, the perfect mother, and the perfect housekeeper. But soon after her husband Patrick departs for a tour of duty in Vietnam, he is listed as MIA. Suddenly, Kate must raise their two daughters by herself, learn how to earn a living, and struggle with the U.S. government to get pews of her husband.

It is ultimately the government's callousness that turns Kate into an activist, determined to be heard. It is the beginning. of a new Kate Starr. Twenty years later, she has educated herself and her daughters, started a successful business...and finally found love again, the fulfilling love of a passionate woman....

Deeply felt and incredibly moving, TO HAVE AND TO HOLD traces the awakening of a remarkable woman who learns that sometimes in order to keep love in our hearts; we have to let it go.