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Beginner's Greek - by James Collins (Paperback)

Beginner's Greek - by  James Collins (Paperback)
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<p/><br></br><p><b> About the Book </b></p></br></br>Part modern-day Jane Austen, part Tom Wolfe, "Beginner's Greek" is a romantic comedy of the highest order, with characters who are perfectly, charmingly real as they swerve and stumble from fairy tale to social satire and back again.<p/><br></br><p><b> Book Synopsis </b></p></br></br><p>Is love at first sight possible or just an old-fashioned romantic idea? And what if, to further complicate things, you meet the love of your life and then lose her phone number? <em>Then </em>what if, after the impossible happens and you find her again, she's now about to marry a roguish lothario who is also your best friend? The complications don't end there for Peter Russell, the winning hero of James Collins' charming, generous, and romantic first novel. Part modern-day Jane Austen, part Tom Wolfe, <em>Beginner's Greek</em> is a romantic comedy of the highest order, with characters who are perfectly, charmingly real as they swerve and stumble from fairy tale to social satire and back again.</p><p/><br></br><p><b> Review Quotes </b></p></br></br><br>"A rare delight: a smart, elegant, madly romantic comedy with characters who seem perfectly, charmingly real."--<b>Kurt Andersen, author of Heyday</b>, <b><i>-</b></i><br><br>"A romantic, funny, and insightful page-turner."--<b>Adriana Trigiani, author of Lucia, Lucia and Big Stone Gap</b>, <b><i>-</b></i><br><br>"<i>Beginner's Greek</i> is, from start to finish, delicious."--<b><i>New York Times Book Review</b></i><br><br>"A satire of modern love that will charm both sexes equally."--<b><i>Vanity Fair</b></i><br><br>"A sparkling first novel."--<b><i>Time</b></i><br><br>"An unabashedly romantic début."--<b><i>The New Yorker</b></i><br><br>"Clever, romantic, and fun."--<b><i>Boston Globe</b></i><br><br>"Jane Austen fans will feel right at home."--<b><i>Library Journal</b></i><br><p/><br></br><p><b> About the Author </b></p></br></br><b>James Collins</b> writes for <i>The New Yorker</i> and has been an editor at both <i>Time</i> and <i>Spy Magazine</i>. A former Little, Brown editorial assistant, he is forty-eight years old and lives in VIrginia with his family. This is his first novel.

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