![]() ![]() ![]() As soon as she entered the gathering, she saw it was all wrong: Even though Teo is an oncologist and thus has a proper social status, and has gorgeous eyes and a sexy grin to cover up any lapses from propriety (the rules for which in any event apply less to men than to women), Cornelia follows her own drummer, and is at first a pariah because of it.Īt their first social dinner, for example, Cornelia wore what she thought was an “entirely appropriate” dress and high-heeled sandals. This book may be about love, but I should clarify: it definitely is not a “chick book.” The writing is exuberantly intelligent, outrageously perceptive, witty, touching, and sometimes even revelatory.Ĭornelia and Teo Sandoval move from the city to a moderately wealthy suburb whose inhabitants have a “country club mentality” about the acceptability of appearances, norms, and behavior. (He named his five favorite.) “What are my favorite foods?” (He totally amazed me by not knowing a single one.) “Do you feel lucky blessed chosen?” (He’s still laughing.) ![]() ![]() Įvery new revelation about couples in or out of love would get me going and I’d pepper him with questions: “What are my five favorite movies?” I’d challenge. But I think I drove my husband crazy while I was reading it. ![]()
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