- Hardcover: 352 pages
- Publisher: Quercus (1 Feb 2007)
- Language English
- ISBN-10: 1847240291
- ISBN-13: 978-1847240293
- Product Dimensions: 21.6 x 14 x 3 cm
- Average Customer Review: 4.2 out of 5 stars See all reviews (5 customer reviews)
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 1,134,630 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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charming romantic comedy … a very feel good read - Publishing News
Funny, fun and fundamentally wise, this is a cracker of a book - Dublin Evening Herald
Connolly's novel is funny, charming and compassionate, successfully transposing the conventions of Shakespearean comedy to the 21st century - Mail on Sunday
...funny, charming and compassionate, successfully transposing the conventions of Shakespearean comedy to the 21st century - Mail on Sunday
Funny, fun and fundamentally wise, this is a cracker of a book - Dublin Evening Herald
Connolly's novel is funny, charming and compassionate, successfully transposing the conventions of Shakespearean comedy to the 21st century - Mail on Sunday
...funny, charming and compassionate, successfully transposing the conventions of Shakespearean comedy to the 21st century - Mail on Sunday
Dublin Evening Herald
Funny, fun and fundamentally wise, this is a cracker of a book
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7 of 7 people found the following review helpful
Format:Hardcover
On the surface this is a romantic comedy, but it's also a study of love about people of all generations. Yes, it's feel good, and sometimes very funny. But there are also questions asked about what love is and why we need it, when Amy, a novelist who's having an affair, goes into hiding from the Press and reflects on the see-saw nature of love. On the see-saw of love it's always better for one partner than for the other. I think we all know that. It made me laugh and it made me cry.
6 of 6 people found the following review helpful
Format:Hardcover
Set aside a day for this, you won't want to leave it till tomorrow. Connolly proves himself a master story-teller as he guides his characters through their search for love and happiness. He writes about everyday people, people we can recognise from our own lives, and he makes you cry, he makes you laugh, and he nearly breaks your heart. But love triumphs, as it must, and by the last page you begin to feel the world's not a bad place to be after all.
3 of 3 people found the following review helpful
Format:Hardcover
I enjoyed Ray's book very much. My kind of story.
He handled the priest and nun story very sensitively and beautifully. The other threads had the right amount of surprise and anticipation to make it a real page turner.
Ray's easy flow of language keeps the story moving while giving rise to thought provoking sentiments about love at various times in peoples' lives.
He handled the priest and nun story very sensitively and beautifully. The other threads had the right amount of surprise and anticipation to make it a real page turner.
Ray's easy flow of language keeps the story moving while giving rise to thought provoking sentiments about love at various times in peoples' lives.
Most Recent Customer Reviews
Romance for men
I bought this after reading an article by Mr Connelly claiming that men write romantic novels that are just as good, and often better than those written by women. Read more
Published 20 months ago by Sue
Only in England
Ray Connolly has a great ear for and smart observation on the uniquely gauche English attitudes to "love". Read more
Published on 24 Mar 2007 by Larry Pippick
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