false 115076 15 When Martin Grace enters the hip Philadelphia coffee shop Cornelia Brown manages, her life changes forever. But little does she know that her newfound love is only the harbinger of greater changes to come. Meanwhile, across town, Clare Hobbs—eleven years old and abandoned by her erratic mother—goes looking for her lost father. She crosses paths with Cornelia while meeting with him at the café, and the two women form an improbable friendship that carries them through the unpredictable currents of love and life. <P> <I>Love Walked In</I>, the first novel by award-winning poet Marisa de los Santos, is bursting with keen insight and beautifully rendered prose. Invoking classic movies to illuminate the mystery and wonder of love in all its permutations, <I>Love Walked In</I> is an uplifting debut that marks the entrance of an enchanting literary voice. 3000860 book 2005 Love Walked In total:7779|5:45|4:96|3:56|2:25|1:8| 7779 28316 11725 2037 2 9 false false Tue Mar 04 00:00:00 -0800 2008 Mon Jan 21 21:00:41 -0800 2008 Wed Mar 12 23:07:46 -0700 2008 more...]]> 3 9 false false Thu Apr 17 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Mon May 19 10:29:58 -0700 2008 Mon May 18 13:57:49 -0700 2009 more...]]> 5 7 false false Thu Mar 01 00:00:00 -0800 2007 Fri May 25 09:30:31 -0700 2007 Fri May 25 09:31:59 -0700 2007 had to read it, but we tend to have different taste. I expected generic chick lit, and was extremely surprised: it wasn't that at all. It was amazing. I adored it. I carried it around for days so I could read...more...]]> 5 7 false false Fri Jun 06 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Thu May 08 05:54:35 -0700 2008 Tue Jun 10 12:57:27 -0700 2008 Clearly an accomplished writer in the craft of poetry, de los Santos conveys the flow a...more...]]> 4 4 false false Tue Jun 24 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Wed May 28 21:26:21 -0700 2008 Tue Jun 24 20:14:19 -0700 2008
Written by a poet, Love Walked In described love, family, and womanhood in a beautiful heart-wrenching way.

I quote a section describing exactly, well almost exactly how I feel about my purpose as a mother. The main character's mother has just told her daughter ...more...]]> 3 6 false false Sun Jun 01 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Fri Sep 28 19:22:41 -0700 2007 Fri Jun 06 15:19:29 -0700 2008
I wasn't hooked immediately into t...more...]]> 2 5 false false Sat Sep 01 00:00:00 -0700 2007 Sun Sep 23 13:19:22 -0700 2007 Sun Sep 23 13:28:00 -0700 2007 Love Walked In centers on an unlikely meeting between two narrators -- Cornelia, a 31-year-old cafe manager, and Clare, the eleven year old daughter of Cornelia's current boyfriend. What unfolds is a strange and at times hopeful narrative of relationships, connections, and love.

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Cornelia is someone I think I would be friends with in real life. I found myself in her world...more...]]> 4 3 false false Sun Jun 22 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Sun Nov 04 13:30:54 -0800 2007 Sun Jun 22 21:21:43 -0700 2008
First, let me talk about the format of the book. I've only read one other book (recently) that used a shifting perspective to tell the story. I thought the vacillat...more...]]> 4 2 false false Sun Oct 05 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Mon Sep 01 10:00:40 -0700 2008 Sun Oct 05 15:31:20 -0700 2008 1 more...]]> 2 2 false false Sat Jun 14 11:06:17 -0700 2008 Tue May 27 14:16:46 -0700 2008 Sat Jun 14 11:06:17 -0700 2008
This is your typical chick lit novel where the single girl (Cornelia) meets the guy of her dreams, hates the guy of her dreams, and loves the guy who has been under her nose the whole time. In addition to the single girl, there is also an 11 year old g...more...]]> 4 2 false false Wed Feb 18 16:01:57 -0800 2009 Sat Apr 05 00:51:08 -0700 2008 Wed Feb 18 16:01:57 -0800 2009 more...]]> 5 2 false false Mon Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 2007 Sat Aug 18 10:24:58 -0700 2007 Mon Aug 27 20:05:42 -0700 2007 more...]]> 4 3 false false Sun Aug 17 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Fri Aug 08 17:11:23 -0700 2008 Sun Aug 17 19:17:31 -0700 2008 knowing it, meant not the satisfaction, but the longing."

This is a sweet, sweet book with a great story about love in all of i...more...]]> 2 3 false false Wed Apr 02 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Fri Dec 14 19:04:38 -0800 2007 Wed Apr 02 08:54:37 -0700 2008 more...]]> 2 1 false false Thu Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Thu Jan 01 17:11:18 -0800 2009 Fri Jan 02 10:13:41 -0800 2009 more...]]> 4 1 false false Sat Feb 14 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Tue Jan 20 19:56:12 -0800 2009 Fri Feb 20 18:04:10 -0800 2009 more...]]> 4 1 false false Sat Jan 17 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Sun Jan 11 08:18:40 -0800 2009 Sat Jan 17 15:13:38 -0800 2009 more...]]> 4 1 false false Fri Nov 28 00:00:00 -0800 2008 Fri Nov 28 07:20:07 -0800 2008 Fri Nov 28 07:20:07 -0800 2008
Yes, it's likely classifiable as "chicklit" (not my typical read, although of late, I find my list of fluff growing ... bizarre). But, it lacks the syrupy, yet over-cynical, often obnoxious ba...more...]]>