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Summary: Jessie
Review: I thought this was lovely story of love and acceptance. A must read for anyone who wants to be thankful everyday for what they have. Beautifully written.
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Summary: This book is now one of my ALL-TIME FAVORITES!!!!!
Review: I would just simply like to say that anyone who loves a love story MUST READ THIS BOOK! I have read very few books (and I read A LOT) that were able to touch my emotions the way this one did. EXCELLENT!!!! That is all there is to say about it, you just have to read it for yourself. You won't be dissappointed!
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Summary: Jessie
Review: It has been my life-long wish to become a writer. To put words down on the written page that will move, captivate, and enthrall the audience. Novels that are not only well written but seemless -- moving the reader into another realm where words blur into reality. I have seen only a handful of authors do this and Iris Rainer-Dart is one of them. This is the first book I have read by Dart and to be honest, it sat on my shelf for monthes. Now that I have read it, however, I can't help but ask myself "Why did you wait so long?" She is a wonderful author and this is an astounding novel. All throughout the novel, I lost myself in the pages. The characters were so well sketched, the story so plausible. It was just so REAL. How often can you say that about a novel and its characters? Even now, several days after I have finished reading it, the story stays with me. I find myself re-reading sections that I particularly liked and thinking about the characters as if they were real. I don't know how Dart does it, but she finds a way to dig into your soul and remain there. Just how does she do that? And, more importantly, how can I learn her secret?
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Summary: Beautiful and Poignant
Review: It has been my life-long wish to become a writer. To put words down on the written page that will move, captivate, and enthrall the audience. Novels that are not only well written but seemless -- moving the reader into another realm where words blur into reality. I have seen only a handful of authors do this and Iris Rainer-Dart is one of them. This is the first book I have read by Dart and to be honest, it sat on my shelf for monthes. Now that I have read it, however, I can't help but ask myself "Why did you wait so long?" She is a wonderful author and this is an astounding novel. All throughout the novel, I lost myself in the pages. The characters were so well sketched, the story so plausible. It was just so REAL. How often can you say that about a novel and its characters? Even now, several days after I have finished reading it, the story stays with me. I find myself re-reading sections that I particularly liked and thinking about the characters as if they were real. I don't know how Dart does it, but she finds a way to dig into your soul and remain there. Just how does she do that? And, more importantly, how can I learn her secret?
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Summary: MARVELOUSLY, ENTERTAINING READ
Review: Sometimes, a reader needs to pick a book because the blurp makes it sound enjoyable, and she needs enjoyable. Sometimes a reader chooses it for the romance and laughter, something she is craving that day. And somtimes, when the reader gets into the book, she realizes that yes, it is romantic; yes it is pleasurable; yes it makes her laugh out loud at times; but, unexpectedly, it makes her think, and that is a wonderful gift she hadn't expected. She finds the words to be magic carpets that transcend time and space, and for a full day she is immersed in the lives of Lily, Byran, and Charlie. She learns about handicaps, emotional and physcial; she learns about beating the odds; she learns about love penetrating prejudice. Her heart is full; her eyes are wet; her beliefs are buoyed; she has read a deftly written book in one sitting and she is most grateful to the author. She thanks Iris Rainer Dart profusely in her review and she encourages others.........If you need to feel uplifted by life again, treat yourself to "When I Fall In Love." The carpet ride awaits!!
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Summary: MARVELOUSLY, ENTERTAINING READ
Review: Sometimes, a reader needs to pick a book because the blurp makes it sound enjoyable, and she needs enjoyable. Sometimes a reader chooses it for the romance and laughter, something she is craving that day. And somtimes, when the reader gets into the book, she realizes that yes, it is romantic; yes it is pleasurable; yes it makes her laugh out loud at times; but, unexpectedly, it makes her think, and that is a wonderful gift she hadn't expected. She finds the words to be magic carpets that transcend time and space, and for a full day she is immersed in the lives of Lily, Byran, and Charlie. She learns about handicaps, emotional and physcial; she learns about beating the odds; she learns about love penetrating prejudice. Her heart is full; her eyes are wet; her beliefs are buoyed; she has read a deftly written book in one sitting and she is most grateful to the author. She thanks Iris Rainer Dart profusely in her review and she encourages others.........If you need to feel uplifted by life again, treat yourself to "When I Fall In Love." The carpet ride awaits!!
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Summary: Kept me laughing and crying-one of the best reads ever!
Review: The whole story line with Lily and Charlie and Mark kept me focused on what would happen even when I knew I had to put the book down, but I simply couldn't bring myself to do it.
The part when Lily sends Charlie the video of "I love you's" and he starts bawling like a baby. I just love it when men get emotional in novels like these. When Mark is out of the picture, and Charlie is free to profess his love for Lily, the way he proposes made my heart swell three times its size.
This is a wonderful book for anyone who loves pure romance without the huge hunky jerks who always get the girl in the end, and finally can have a true hero winning out.
Now get off the computer, get to your nearest bookstore, and buy this book!
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Summary: One of the BEST summer reads ever
Review: This is a sure winner...I couldn't put it down. What a lovely love story, and so true..our world is so full of people not looking beyond..unless you have a pretty face..I wanted Lily to fall in love with Charlie..I fell in love with him too..it has really changed alot of my views..making me realize that we do treat people like that..and I for one am ashamed of it.
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Summary: Dart's newest novel is an engaging,entertaining story.
Review: This novel was definitely entertaining and thought-provoking. It made me laugh and cry at the same time! Dart makes her point memorably about judging an individual by his heart, not by outward appearances. She makes a compelling statement about how we perceive and treat disabled people. While somewhat predictable, it's still a fun and engaging book.
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Summary: A beautiful story
Review: TV comedy writer Lily Benjamin is depressed over the death of her long time friend, mentor, and boss Harry Green. The producers of the hit sitcom Angel's Devils hire acid-tongued Charlie Roth to replace the popular Harry. At their first meeting, Lily and Charlie seem to rub each other the wrong way. Besides his not cutting her any slack over being a single mother raising a teenage boy, she finds his jokes about his physical handicap to be in poor taste. Lily's world collapses even further when her physically active son is injured during a domestic dispute. His injuries leave him paralyzed with the firm belief he has no future. Only Charlie can get inside his head and help him adjust to his condition. As she watches the abrasive Charlie helps her son adjust, Lily sees and falls in love with the inner being. Charlie also falls in love with Lily, but decides she needs a "complete" male for a spouse. Lily wants Charlie and plans to do whatever it takes to get him. Readers who enjoy a poignant, passionate contemporary tale hold Iris Rainer Dart in high esteem. Her latest novel, WHEN I FALL IN LOVE, is as deep as any novel ever gets because of the characters. Lily and Charlie struggle to adjust to his being wheelchair bound for life. The abrasive Charlie shows them that there is much left in the future for all of three them to look forward to if they go after it. Ms. Dart leaves her audience with a wonderful message that anyone can do just about anything if they only try. Harriet Klausner
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