What Is The Roman And Sharon Ebook Plot Summary?

First: I am hooked by Roman and Sharon. They are both fascinating: Roman, a former photojournalist, now runs a little antique shop near the harbor. Sharon is a warm, stubborn woman, a baker by trade, but secretly wanting to write. When Sharon buys this old, locked wooden box to use as a pastry display at her bakery, she finds a faded photo of two people in it, as well as a bundle of letters, which were never sent. The story that unfolds is slowly paced, yet explosive, as Roman and Sharon work together to uncover the long buried family secrets and a wartime love affair as well as a local scandal that was covered up years ago and nobody dares to speak of it today.

Through their work of fixing a broken sea wall, disputing the best cinnamon roll recipe, and spending long nights into the early hours transcribing the letters between the covers of the old book, the relationship between Roman and Sharon slowly unfolds. Both of them are burdened with great guilt: Roman with the decision he made as a photojournalist that cost him dearly, and Sharon with the fear that pursuing her own dreams will leave her a failed, unstable woman. Sharon's estranged sister, the prying but kind neighbor Mrs. G., and the 80-something year old town archivist all make appearances and bring their own share of moral complexity to the story.

A complex plot for a quiet story, the revelation of the box’s connection to the town’s history is more than enough to bring out the truth in Roman and Sharon, forcing them to face the comfort of ignorance versus the harsh reality of truth. Satisfying in the hope that it leaves the reader, but realistic and earned in the small ways in which Roman and Sharon repair themselves to each other.