- Paperback: 320 pages
- Publisher: Penguin (30 Aug 2007)
- Language English
- ISBN-10: 0141022817
- ISBN-13: 978-0141022819
- Product Dimensions: 19.4 x 12.8 x 2.4 cm
- Average Customer Review: 4.7 out of 5 stars See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 794,209 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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An impossibly warm, acute, romantic spree, with room in its heart for all of us (David Schickler, Author Of Kissing in Manhattan )
A joy to read (Karen Joy Fowler, author of The Jane Austen Book Club )
A joy to read (Karen Joy Fowler, author of The Jane Austen Book Club )
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`Irresistible ... it's impossible not to cheer for these characters as they
search for happiness. A timeless gem'
search for happiness. A timeless gem'
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My life-my real life-started when a man walked into it, a handsome stranger in a perfectly cut suit, and, yes, I know how that sounds. Read the first page Browse Sample Pages
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My life-my real life-started when a man walked into it, a handsome stranger in a perfectly cut suit, and, yes, I know how that sounds. Read the first page Browse Sample Pages
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Format:Paperback
I picked up this book without any great hopes: I was in need of easy escapism and anticipated nothing more than a lightweight chick read. What I got was a novel which started off unassumingly but gradually metamorphosed into a sensitive and capivating story, lyrically written, and full of warmth and intelligence. This is a story about love in all its forms, played out by the kind of characters that it would enrich one's life to know.
The author has avoided most of the cliches that I would normally be bracing myself for in a book of this type, and the plot is far from as predictable as the blurb might lead you to expect. There are a couple of minor flaws - for example the narrator never actually seems to speak to her sister, and I thought some of the key relationships were introduced rather hastily (Teo, Mrs Goldberg). However it is relatively easy to overlook these in light of the overall loveliness of the story. It wraps its arms around you early on, and you remain in its warm embrace long after the final page.
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I enjoyed this - even though I knew that there were too many coincidences for it to even approach making sense! But it is well written and the characters are appealing and made me want to know what happened next!! More of a "Beach Book" than anything else!
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I adored this book. It drew me in. The characters were compelling and stayed with me after I had finished the book. A delight
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