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What Was I Thinking? Kindle Edition

by Elizabeth Petty Bentley (Author) Format: Kindle Edition
4.4 4.4 out of 5 stars 9 ratings
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When strangers found out Bruce was a Mormon, often their first question was, “So, how many wives do you have?”
“Four . . . but only one at a time, same as you.” And if they still weren’t able to find their tongue, he might add, “And twelve children.”
Then if they didn’t say, “What were you thinking?” they usually tried to recover by joking, “What’s Thanksgiving like at your house?”
“A whole lot of pies.”

Sometimes funny, sometimes poignant, Bruce and Chloë’s story will leave you pondering the possibilities of love and family and eternity.
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    October 8, 2020
  4. Reading age
    16 - 18 years
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  • ASIN ‏ : ‎ B08KXHJ7QL
  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ Parables (October 8, 2020)
  • Publication date ‏ : ‎ October 8, 2020
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • File size ‏ : ‎ 3388 KB
  • Simultaneous device usage ‏ : ‎ Unlimited
  • Text-to-Speech ‏ : ‎ Enabled
  • Screen Reader ‏ : ‎ Supported
  • Enhanced typesetting ‏ : ‎ Enabled
  • X-Ray ‏ : ‎ Not Enabled
  • Word Wise ‏ : ‎ Enabled
  • Sticky notes ‏ : ‎ On Kindle Scribe
  • Customer Reviews:
    4.4 4.4 out of 5 stars 9 ratings

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4.4 out of 5 stars
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sheila summerhays
5.0 out of 5 stars Just call me Bruce
Reviewed in the United States on October 30, 2020
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I can relate. I feel like the kind of failure Bruce thought he was. And I understand his family thinking he was good.
I liked the author’s style, delightful use of the language and Bruce’s thoughts. I like it that I didn’t have to wade through any four-letter words or steamy sex scenes. I read it all in one day/night.
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CT Lady
4.0 out of 5 stars Cliffhanger
Reviewed in the United States on January 1, 2021
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Cliffhanger warning, but good story line.
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jndcarl
5.0 out of 5 stars How we perceive ourselves is often not the same way others see us
Reviewed in the United States on October 10, 2020
Disclosure: I am related to the author. I was also the Beta reader.

This is a Latter-day Saint novel and so there are cultural references to LDS living that some readers won't get if they don't know a little of Mormon beliefs and customs. However, I don't think not understanding would ruin the reader's experience.

Bruce has married Chloe in the temple. That means they are married for time and all eternity. But their marriage did not last the test of time and they divorced. Or rather, Chloe divorced Bruce. He still loves her, and since they are married for eternity, he knows they will be together again in the next life.

But meanwhile, Chloe and Bruce both move on and find other spouses. But in Bruce's case, it doesn't work out again. Wash and repeat two more times and Bruce ends up with four ex-wives and twelve children. He loves them all, and they are all good friends getting together every Sunday at Chloe's, but Bruce feels worthless and like a failure.

This is a story about understanding. How we perceive ourselves is often not the same way others see us. And often we don't know others as well as we think we do.
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