Divorce Isn't The End

Ed McCarthy, son of a commercial fisherman and fishing fleet owner, had worked his way through U Mass on scholarships and fellowships. Finally, as a PhD in Marine Science he had hired as a Fishery Biologist by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. Stationed in Miami he met Joy Swan, a beautiful, petite singer at a party celebrating her 21st birthday.
Joy successfully latched onto him, rode with him back to his home in New Bedford, MA where they finally married. Her ambition to be a popular singer was achieved as a result of Ed and his father providing the money to hire a top PR company.
Joy signed a contract to sing Country & Western and her marriage seemed forgotten. To add to their woe, Ed becomes the victim of an accident with an 18-wheeler. Confined to a wheel chair, their marriage falls apart, a divorce follows but things miraculously get turned around. This is a story of an unsuccessful marriage, followed by an unusual but very successful marriage  to the same woman.