Love Story Turned Movie Reviewed by Film Critic and Poet

TITLE It Had To Be Us

AUTHORS: Harry and Elizabeth Lawrence

AUTHOR'S WEBSITE: AuthorsDen (http://www.authorsden.com/harryandelizabethlawrence)

GENRE Romantic Memoir

AGE / INTEREST LEVEL: Adults of all ages.

PAGE #: 98

AWARDS: First Place in E-Book category at the 2006 Hollywood Book Festival

PUBLISHER: Long Story Short Publishing Company

LINK TO WHERE THE BOOK MAY BE PURCHASED:

 https://amzn.to/3LBogDw   

The Stuff That Love Is Made Of 

Reviewed by Richard Jack Smith originally for Amazon

It Had To Be Us, a funny and original memoir, overflows with detail from both sides of their love story. For this special romantic odyssey, Harry and Elizabeth Lawrence take turns illuminating events, often shedding light on little moments which the other person might have missed.

From the initial encounter to scenes both light and heavy, it's a narrative bathed in the glow of Technicolor. The potential for a feature length motion picture is strong here. (NOTE: It’s already been made into an award-winning short film titled CAKE: A Love Story, which can be seen on YouTube.)

After the reconciliation love affair ends, we get some excellent appendices. Readers can indulge themselves in a tasty selection of movie treats, including well-written critiques of romantic fare such as "Music and Lyrics" and "Love Actually."

This tome maintains a beautiful flow throughout, and it's exactly the kind of literature you want to read again instantly. 

You'll laugh and wish that all true stories could be this enchanting. 

Highly recommended. 

More About the Reviewer 

Film critic and poet Richard Jack Smith was born in London and currently resides in South Wales. His unique movie and soundtrack reviews and poems can be found on ReelTalk Movie Reviews (www.reeltalkreviews.com).Richard also wrote the Foreword for Cinema Stanzas Two: Poet Laureate of the Movies, an award-winning E-Book by Betty Jo Tucker (www.bettyjotucker.com). Richard’s own website link is https://www.facebook.com/hipnoticcritique. Reach him at  filmscorer@mail.com. 

More About the Author

Harry and Elizabeth Lawrence (not their real names) live in the same Colorado town where they were born in the early 1930s. They married soon after high school graduation and divorced after 24 years of marriage. Estranged from each other for  nearly two decades, they met again and rediscovered their lost love. A former educator, Elizabeth now writes poems and reviews films for various outlets. Harry, once a hardworking engineer, enjoys his retirement by watching movies and T.V. with Elizabeth plus keeping up with the world of golf.    Reach Harry and Elizabeth at reeltalk@comcast.net. 

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