Soffer writes on what it really means to stay

JESSICA Soffer’s This Is a Love Story has left readers split.

- LIESL VAN DER SCHYFF

Some call it beautiful and thoughtful while others say they wasted their time. The title makes it sound like you're in for a classic romance. It’s not that kind of book.

Abe and Jane have been married for over fifty years. They've built long careers; he is a writer and college professor, while she is a well-known artist. They’ve had their share of hurdles and big wins. Now, in their seventies, they are facing something more final. Jane has cancer. Abe sits with her, and as the end nears, he looks back on their life together.