Beginner’s Greek: A Novel by James Collins was one of those. It was just released last month – January ’08 – in the real world. It is a lovely story about two impossibly good and nice people, who meet on a plane, fall in love, and then lose touch immediately afte – r for long enough for both to regretfully move on, marry others, and have lives. How they reconnect and what happens makes then seem much more real, and the ending is actually satifsying, which is a surprise. In between are many interwoven threads and characters, and even the “villians” aren’t entirely unlikable – it’s just a good, sweet story. Almost but not quite a fairytale for grown-ups. Why not quite? No fairy godmothers or socery involved, just people.

I recommend it – it will leave you smiling.

*Book Expo America