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With This Ring

For Better or For Worse seriesbook 21Next:Reality Check(2003) →

The Pattersons have a busy season of new beginnings. Michael and Deanna opt for a private ceremony instead of a lavish celebration, then set up a home together. Deanna's mother, meanwhile, keeps planning a grand reception, a plan that strains the already tender bond between the two families. Elly takes on the task of helping her hesitant daughter-in-law pick a gown, and the shared effort draws the two women closer. Elsewhere, Grandpa Jim starts a gentle romance with Iris, a woman he first meets at a Wednesday evening dance at the Legion hall. Elizabeth moves in with her partner, Eric, while Anthony, the young man her parents once hoped would become her husband, turns his attention to another woman. Told in the wry, everyday style of the long-running comic strip, this collection offers the familiar mix of humour and warmth its readers look for.

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