My Name is Anton

It’s 1965, and life has taken a turn for eighteen-year-old Anton Addison-Rice. Nearly a year after his brother died in a tragic accident, Anton is still wounded―physically and emotionally. Alone for the holidays, he catches a glimpse of his neighbor Edith across the street one evening and realizes that she’s in danger.

Anton is determined to help Edith leave her abusive marriage. Frightened and fifteen years Anton’s senior, Edith is slow to trust. But when she needs a safe place to stay, she lets down her guard, and over the course of ten days an unlikely friendship grows. As Anton falls hopelessly and selflessly in love, Edith fears both her husband finding her and Anton getting hurt. She must disappear without telling anyone where she’s going―even Anton.If keeping Edith safe means letting her go, Anton will say goodbye forever. Or so he believes. What would happen, though, if one day their paths should cross again?  (this is the Amazon blurb)

I basically read this book in a day.  It was the Sunday after Thanksgiving.  My kitchen was cleaned up.  I was not quite ready to jump in on Christmas.  And I felt like knitting.  I was not mesmerized.  The book was interesting to read but not my favorite book that I had ever read.  Still I turn them off if they are not of interest.  Edith was Anton's love of his life!  There is no doubt about that fact.  That is the basis of this book.  There is nothing that Anton does in his life that is not with Edith's well being and happiness in his mind. Can anyone be that unselfish?  Wow!