Sunday, January 27, 2008

Love Walked In

I just finished this book. My mom the librarian recommended it and she is very rarely wrong about a book. It is a fist time novel by a writer of poetry, something which I think shows throughout the novel. It is the story of a single woman who meets a man and his child. That sounds like a fairly conventional plot line but the story really wasn't. I wasn't sure I was going to like it, as the charming little girl in it has a difficult beginning and I never like books where sad things happen to children, but she is a very strong little character and I ended up being happy with the way things came together. The author has lots of references to old movies, especially The Philadelphia Story and Cary Grant, which I loved. I was feeling in a bit of a rut, a lot of the books I have read lately have been good but similar in plot, this was a nice change. I would definitely recommend this one, it has a nice message about how the people who come into our life and whom we love shape our lives.

7 comments:

Queen Elizabeth said...

Love book recommendations... "Too many books, too little time!" It's great to "see" you again. I'm so impressed by all of your talents - keep up the good work!

Circe said...

thanks for the recommendation! I'm always looking for a good book!

annas dreams blog said...

I love book recommendations too, Thank You!

Janice said...

Ohh! Can't wait to read it. I'll place it on hold at the library.

love.boxes said...

Oh I'm so intrigued! I want to read this one!

Felicia said...

I'll look for this one. Thanks!

Janice said...

I'm almost done with this and it has been a fun, charming read. Thanks again.