"A delightful tale"
The Wasting Disease took away her father so since she alone
in he world, Marela is happy to cross the Scar with her
adopted uncle Shap and other travelers. However, one
morning she awakens to find that she is alone with not one
iota of proof that anyone ventured there with her. Marela feels fortunate to eventually escape the Scar, but
exits near Grendelire Keep, where the wizard AErin resides
by himself during the cold winter. He takes her in and she
feels gratitude towards the elderly wizard. As she begins
to fall in love with her kind host, Marela realizes he is
more her age. He loves her too so they marry and she
accompanies him on his annual pilgrimage to see his friends
even while they try to learn the fate of Shap and his
party. However, besides other dangers, an evil foe abducts
Marela; AErin willingly risks his life to insure she is
safe. THE WIZARD'S WIFE is an endearing fantasy romance in which
the reader will want the lead protagonists to fall in love
with one another. Marela is a delightful heroine; shy yet
talented, until love turns her into a butterfly. AErin may
be a wizard but in many ways he acts more like an applied
researcher treating wizardry more like a branch of
physics. Even with plenty of action and adventure, the key
to this warm tale is his euphoria when he performs a magic
trick that provides joy to his beloved. Simplistic yet
cherished is Becky Gauger's fine tale. Harriet Klausner
Reviewed by PNR Group Member
Posted February 1, 2003
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