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Beginner's Greek: A Novel by James Collins
Review by Cecie O’Bryon
England
Beginner’s Greek: A Novel by James Collins (Hachette: Isbn 978-0-316-02156-2) is a fantastic story. It has love, adventure and intrigue wrapped up in humor. Such fun!
What a wonderful love story this is. It
begins with love at first sight and takes the
reader on a tumultuous trip tas the main
characters find each other again. The characters
are fascinating, good and bad, altruistic and
selfish, they all seem interesting- people you
would like to know!
The main character Peter is an undeniably perfect everyman, clever, kind, moral, and beset by troubled people making trouble. Our heroine is Holly, beautiful, kind, engaging, and desperately in love with Peter, although married to his friend.
The friend, Jonathon- a true cad- dies, in a surprise lightening on the golf course accident, leaving the lovers free- except for Peter’s recent marriage. His wife, Charlotte, discovers that Peter and Holly are in love, seeks out her own true love and leaves our hero kindly and without guilt.
The contributing characters, Charlotte’s father and stepmother, Jonathon, Holly’s father, and Peter’s boss, must all find it within themselves to offer the true lovers a chance at life together. The manly men are irredeemable womanizers, the manipulative women are self-serving , and the generous boss is dealing with a broken heart of his own. These characters are so true themselves, while being drawn with a wide brush, that the reader must suffer alongside them as they seek their higher selves in order to clear the way for true love.
As a love story, Beginner’s Greek, allows almost everyone a happy ending and a worthy partner. James Collins has written a truly enjoyable saga.
This is clever “feel-good” fiction that is the perfect beach or travel read.
Beginner’s Greek: A Novel by James Collins (Hachette: Isbn 978-0-316-02156-2) is a fantastic story. It has love, adventure and intrigue wrapped up in humor. Such fun!
The main character Peter is an undeniably perfect everyman, clever, kind, moral, and beset by troubled people making trouble. Our heroine is Holly, beautiful, kind, engaging, and desperately in love with Peter, although married to his friend.
The friend, Jonathon- a true cad- dies, in a surprise lightening on the golf course accident, leaving the lovers free- except for Peter’s recent marriage. His wife, Charlotte, discovers that Peter and Holly are in love, seeks out her own true love and leaves our hero kindly and without guilt.
The contributing characters, Charlotte’s father and stepmother, Jonathon, Holly’s father, and Peter’s boss, must all find it within themselves to offer the true lovers a chance at life together. The manly men are irredeemable womanizers, the manipulative women are self-serving , and the generous boss is dealing with a broken heart of his own. These characters are so true themselves, while being drawn with a wide brush, that the reader must suffer alongside them as they seek their higher selves in order to clear the way for true love.
As a love story, Beginner’s Greek, allows almost everyone a happy ending and a worthy partner. James Collins has written a truly enjoyable saga.
This is clever “feel-good” fiction that is the perfect beach or travel read.