Mandy

by Jack Weyland

They say opposites attract. That's certainly true for Mandy and Dave, who meet at a BYU ward opening social. In high school Mandy participated in all sports, including rodeo, and is now a P.E major. Dave’s dream is to become an opera singer. One thing they have in common is a willingness to learn from each other. After they get married, they move to Philadelphia where Dave attends a college for aspiring opera singers, and Mandy becomes a student in the Pathway Program. The students in her Pathway group help her develop respect and love for ethnic diversity. In contrast, Dave begins to focus primarily on his professional goals and ignore those who have not had the opportunities he's had. At one point Mandy says she's worried that he's becoming a selfish jerk. Will Mandy and Dave be able to repair their relationship? Also, how can Dave's being held up at gun point help him realize an important truth?

166 pages, Paperback

Published November 21, 2015

About the author

Jack Weyland is the best-selling author of young-adult fiction for the Latter-day Saint market. In fact, the modern genre of Latter-day Saint-themed popular fiction is one he is largely responsible for creating with his overwhelmingly popular novel Charly. His interest in fiction began with a correspondence course in creative writing taken during a summer at BYU where he was doing research work. Since then he has published more than two dozen books, and over fifty of his short stories have been published by the LDS Church magazine The New Era.

Born in Butte, Montana, Jack received a B.S. degree in physics from Montana State University and a Ph.D. in physics from BYU. Currently he teaches physics at BYU-Idaho. He formerly taught physics at the South Dakota School of Mines and Technology.

Jack and his wife, Sheryl, are the parents of five children and have four grandchildren. His hobbies include racquetball and singing.

Reviews

[Sara Casalino · Rating 4 out of 5]

Great book! It was very hilarious! Had a few typos and was missing a title page and copyright page. Also, I think the synopsis on the back should be different. The problem the synopsis talks about doesn't happen until much later in the book. And it doesn't become a serious problem like the synopsis made it sound.

I think the synopsis should instead talk about how the day that Mandy and David meet they decide to get engaged. Later they meet each other's parents and realize they have very different lifestyles. The parents want them to marry someone else. Then maybe end the synopsis like this: Can Mandy and David convince their parents to accept their marriage? Will the marriage work out?

[Erin · Rating 5 out of 5]

Quick read good message