The Vow: The Kim and Krickitt Carpenter Story **** By: Kim Carpenter, Krickitt Carpenter, Dana Wilkerson
To Have and to Hold
This is a true story of how a couple's love persevered and triumphed, only by the grace of God. After their wedding in September, Kim and Krickitt Carpenter were involved in a devastating life changing car accident, on their way to Krickitt's parents for their first Thanksgiving that November. As a result of the accident, Krickitt lost almost two years of memory. She didn't remember meeting, dating or marrying her husband, Kim.
The book chronicles Kim and Krickitt's life together. Since they were married for less than three months before the accident, most of the book covers very little of their life before the accident but focuses more on their life after the accident. After many frustrating months, Kim and Krickitt had to accept the fact that Krickitt's memory may never come back. Through the help of a great counsellor and the by the grace of God, Kim and Krickitt struggle to date again, love again and eventually re- marry.
While I thoroughly enjoyed the story of the Carpenters lives, the writing was not so great. The writer who helped put the story together did not do justice (in my opinion) in the portryal of Kim's love and feeling for his wife. While I understand the writer was trying to help us understand Kim's frustration with the fact that the love of his life has no recollection of who he is during the recovery, instead, he was portrayed as bossy and overbearing. The writing was very mediocre. It seemed like a rush job. While the writing may not be the best, the story is absolutely wonderful, it is worth buying the book just for the story.
Reading level: 12 and up.
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