Illiterarty.com Book reviews and blogs by Bridget

How do you know it's going to turn out exactly as you think it will down to the last painful ellipses? Probably the proud "international bestseller" label, partially covered by the "$2 Kmart" pricetag. Redeeming feature? It was purchased by someone else.

If this was a dance, it would be the Lindy Hop.

The concierge, sharply dressed, raps the door, gift in hand.

He says, do you remember the day we met?

She's a soda-fountain girl with plump strawberry lips and cherry cheeks and the kind of smile that makes your stomach go fizz.

To find your way into her blue heart, frozen solid,

If this was a meal, it would be a fine Japanese dish eaten with a beautiful returned astronaut.

When the butcher’s wife left the house late one afternoon, he knew something was up.