The subtitle of this little novel is “An Entertainment.” And that’s exactly what it is.
Natalie and Pierre are a young Parisien couple, but Natalie has had it with Pierre’s playboy ways. She decides to go to America and travel by bus to really see the country. Pierre follows her and they wind up stranded in Seldom, Nebraska, population 395. Natalie is taken in by the former French teacher (who’s apparently forgotten much of her French), while Pierre bunks with Owen, the local garage mechanic and amateur vintner. They also capture the amorous attentions of two locals.
What follows is a farcical comedy, with messages gone astray, intentions misunderstood, love declared, and more than one mishap. Who will wind up with whom?
It’s a fun romance, if totally ridiculous. Great beach read.
Isn’t It Romantic? – Ron Hansen
3***
The subtitle of this little novel is “An Entertainment.” And that’s exactly what it is.
Natalie and Pierre are a young Parisien couple, but Natalie has had it with Pierre’s playboy ways. She decides to go to America and travel by bus to really see the country. Pierre follows her and they wind up stranded in Seldom, Nebraska, population 395. Natalie is taken in by the former French teacher (who’s apparently forgotten much of her French), while Pierre bunks with Owen, the local garage mechanic and amateur vintner. They also capture the amorous attentions of two locals.
What follows is a farcical comedy, with messages gone astray, intentions misunderstood, love declared, and more than one mishap. Who will wind up with whom?
It’s a fun romance, if totally ridiculous. Great beach read.
LINK to my review