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Betting on Bernie

By: Martha Marks
Narrated by: Martha Marks, Max Highstein
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Bernard Marks and Martha Alford met by chance. No real reason for it, just a series of fluky coincidences. The odds were long that they would hit it off. That wasn’t in the cards they’d been dealt at birth. “It’ll never last,” people whispered after they got engaged. “Poor probability of success” was the general consensus when they married. But Bernie and Martha ignored the naysayers. Gamblers in love, they rolled the dice.

And then they worked hard, took even more risks, caught a few lucky breaks, built satisfying careers, enjoyed terrific travels, and won their own version of the lottery of life. For over four decades, Lady Luck smiled on them—until one day, she didn’t. Out of the blue, Fortune spun her wheel and taught them that no one is immune to tragedy and heartbreak. Bernie’s two-in-a-million medical crisis sent him and Martha into a tailspin. How could such a cruel twist of fate happen to a couple who had overcome the odds to lead such positive, productive lives?

Betting on Bernie is Martha Marks’s intimate, three-part memoir of their improbable courtship, happy and prosperous marriage, and not-so-golden “golden years.” It will make you think, wonder, laugh, and cry.

©2023 Martha Marks (P)2023 Martha Marks
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What a story! Martha, the author, is also a wonderful reader telling the story of her life as much as Bernie's. Both are remarkable people. Having someone else read Bernie's lines and those of the other male characters made it come alive.

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The authenticity of the author narration of the memoir

Martha Marks has written a heartfelt memoir of her marriage and heartbreaking loss of her husband of more than 50 years.

It was an engaging story of a very real partnership and love. It must have taken much commitment to write this lasting tribute to their marriage.

Much research into her husband’s illness and long struggle to overcome its effects provides real insight to a common experience for so many families.

In the final chapter the author reaches out to her readers to share their own experiences with decisions, choices and challenges in their own lives. Kudos Professor Marks.

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