false <![CDATA[Beginner's Greek : A Novel]]> http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1189106485m/1845050.jpg 1845050 7 When Peter Russell finally meets the woman of his dreams he falls as madly in love as you can on a flight from New York to LA. Her name is Holly. She's achingly pretty with strawberry-blonde hair, and reads Thomas Mann for pleasure. She gives Peter her phone number on a page of The Magic Mountain, but in his room that night Peter finds the page is inexplicably, impossibly, enragingly...gone. So begins the immensely entertaining story of Peter and his unrequited love for his best friend's girl; of Charlotte and her less-than-perfect marriage to a man in love with someone else; of Jonathan and his wicked and fateful debauchery; and of Holly, the impetus for it all. Along the way, there's the evil boss, the desirable temptress, miscommunications, misrepresentations, fiendish behavior, letters gone astray, and ultimately, an ending in which every character gets his due.Both incisive and wonderfully funny, this is a brilliantly understated comedy of manners in which love lost is found again."James Collins has written a romantic, funny and insightful page turner about love in modern times, missed opportunities and the wheel of fate (with a blow-out!) that is so engaging and real, you will find it impossible to put down.Peter Russell is an everyman filled with longing, lust and good sense. I promise you will root for him as fate throws him curves aplenty on his path to true love. BEGINNER'S GREEK and Peter Russell are keepers."-- Adriana Trigiani, bestselling author of Lucia, Lucia and Big Stone Gap 1845343 9 1 2008 Beginner's Greek : A Novel total:992|5:118|4:329|3:322|2:154|1:69| 992 3249 1815 388 2 7 false false Thu Jan 24 19:19:40 -0800 2008 Thu Jan 24 19:29:05 -0800 2008 So I was ...more...]]> 5 4 false false Tue Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 2008 Mon Jan 14 13:22:06 -0800 2008 Sat Jan 19 12:10:43 -0800 2008
Now, here’s the story (briefly): Peter meets Holly on a flight from New York to LA. They talk, they bond, and by the time the plane has la...more...]]> 2 6 false false Wed Mar 26 13:40:31 -0700 2008 Wed Mar 26 13:42:49 -0700 2008 more...]]> 4 3 false true Fri Feb 01 00:00:00 -0800 2008 Wed Jan 30 03:52:53 -0800 2008 Tue Feb 05 12:53:35 -0800 2008 Peter meets Holly on a flight. They have a great talk. She tears the title page out of th...more...]]> 4 2 false false Sun Jan 11 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Thu Dec 11 10:49:16 -0800 2008 Tue Jan 13 10:10:16 -0800 2009 more...]]> 3 2 false false Sun Apr 27 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Sun Apr 27 07:39:32 -0700 2008 Fri May 02 18:37:27 -0700 2008
The story centers on Peter Russell a young Wall Street fi...more...]]> 2 3 false false Thu May 01 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Mon Jan 14 10:36:32 -0800 2008 Fri May 09 06:06:54 -0700 2008 more...]]> 0 2 false false Tue Apr 01 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Tue Mar 04 20:53:43 -0800 2008 Tue Mar 04 20:53:43 -0800 2008 more...]]> 2 0 false false Thu Nov 15 00:00:00 -0800 2007 Wed Feb 25 18:20:11 -0800 2009 Wed Feb 25 18:20:44 -0800 2009 more...]]> 2 0 false true Fri Jun 19 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Sat Aug 08 19:51:04 -0700 2009 Sat Aug 08 19:51:56 -0700 2009 more...]]> 4 0 false false Mon Aug 03 06:52:15 -0700 2009 Mon Aug 03 07:19:48 -0700 2009 more...]]> 4 0 false false Wed Jul 01 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Thu Jul 23 22:41:58 -0700 2009 Thu Jul 23 22:42:40 -0700 2009 more...]]> 4 0 false false Thu May 01 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Mon Apr 06 11:53:01 -0700 2009 Mon Apr 06 11:53:19 -0700 2009 Life goes on, but their paths eventually cro...more...]]> 2 0 false false Wed May 13 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Sat May 09 16:08:08 -0700 2009 Wed May 13 08:53:39 -0700 2009 more...]]> 4 0 false false Mon Jan 12 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Tue Jan 06 12:11:50 -0800 2009 Tue Jan 13 11:42:17 -0800 2009 more...]]> 3 1 false false Mon Sep 01 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Sat Sep 27 18:53:48 -0700 2008 Sat Sep 27 19:01:41 -0700 2008 more...]]> 2 1 false false Thu May 29 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Mon May 26 19:03:52 -0700 2008 Fri May 30 14:31:15 -0700 2008
The author does achieve an appea...more...]]> 2 0 false false Sun Jun 14 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Thu Jun 04 08:02:31 -0700 2009 Mon Jun 15 12:17:16 -0700 2009
To sum up, I felt the book would have been stronger with more emphasis on Peter and Holly and how their professional lives got involved wi...more...]]> 3 0 false false Thu Jul 02 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Thu Jul 02 13:17:38 -0700 2009 Thu Jul 02 13:29:17 -0700 2009 more...]]> 1 1 false false Wed Mar 26 08:21:52 -0700 2008 Wed Mar 26 08:24:13 -0700 2008 more...]]> http://www.goodreads.com/book_link/follow/8?book_id=1845050