The successful but lonely daughter of a powerful New York theater icon falls for her childhood imaginary friend in this touching love story. As a little girl, Jane has no one. Her mother, a powerful Broadway producer, makes time for her only once a week, for their Sunday trip to admire jewelry at Tiffany’s. Jane has only one friend: a handsome, comforting, funny man named Michael. He’s perfect. … comforting, funny man named Michael. He’s perfect. But only she can see him.
Years later, Jane is in her thirties and just as alone as ever. Then she meets Michael again-as handsome, smart and perfect as she remembers him to be. But not even Michael knows the reason they’ve really been reunited.
Sunday at Tiffany’s is a love story with an irresistible twist, a novel about the child inside all of us and the boundary-crossing power of love.
I won’t pretend I don’t enjoy a good romance, even if it’s cheesy. But I like it better when it is a little more than just “boy and girl meet and fall hopelessly in love.” “Sundays at Tiffany’s” certainly delivered on that.
What I liked about “Sundays at Tiffany’s”:
Being swept away – I loved the totally believable feel to the realistic-fantasy qualities of the story. In some ways, I was reminded of the feeling I get when I read Erin Morgenstern’s novels, like this isn’t real but it wouldn’t take much to convince me it was.
The characters – I just could not help but to root for Jane and Michael. Even when they made particularly foolish choices, I so badly wanted it to work out ok for them anyway. And the villains were exactly the kind of contemptable sort that you enjoy witnessing their comeuppance.
It just worked – Can a story be both predictable and original? I mean, I haven’t encountered this exact combination of content before, and yet I could feel what was going to happen the entire time, to the point that the surprises were just not all that surprising…most of the time (see below). …And yet. 😉
What I didn’t care for:
I felt like I was caught in multiple movies – Do you ever get an instant image in your mind while you read? When Jane was a little girl, all I could picture was Shirley Temple’s blonde curls on Mara Wilson as Susan Walker in the remake of “Miracle on 34th Street”, especially when you add in the precociousness. And then later in the book, I was transported to “City of Angels”. And it was almost like I had been sucked into the tv and someone was flipping between movies and I was moving from one to the next as the channel changed. I kind of wished I felt like there was a bit more…originality and not quite so much content I’d encountered in other stories being mashed together, albeit mashed together in a way that very much worked (see above). …And yet. 😉
A quick note:
There is one bedroom scene and a couple brief instances of language. If those are not your thing, you’ll want to skip this one.
Satisfying. Couldn’t stop turning the pages. But at the end of the day, just because the details of the story had never been assembled in quite this way before, many of the details themselves seemed to come from all sorts of outside influence, and I just couldn’t go five stars on that. This book was good, maybe even really good, and totally enjoyable but just not really entirely original. …Most of the time. 😉
As someone who doesn’t pick up the latest James Patterson book when it’s released, I was surprised to find I truly enjoyed the novel. This modern, yet old style romantic fantasy has Gabrielle’s writing style and little imprint from James Patterson. If you’ve ever believed in soul mates, then this book will captivate your heart. You’ll sympathize with the characters one moment, be curious with their plights in another, and hold your breathe all the way to the end. Read it. Have your tissues ready, but know the end will be completely satisfying.
This is very different from the other books I have read from James Patterson. Very unexpected but sometimes the unexpected can turn out to be a good thing. I read the book in two evenings before bed so it definitely held my attention. Overall, it was a very nice read fun and heartwarming. The characters are warm and genuine. You will fall in love with Jane Michael and Vivienne!
Absolutely comforting, wonderfully written, witty, and imaginative. Truthfully, I almost passed on this book and am so glad I decided to make this my first holiday read this year. The book takes you on an emotional ride; from tears to laughter is so worth it.
Not something I’m used to reading by this author, but enjoyably all the same.
A very sweet read. Very enjoyable.
Amazing!
Couldn’t put it down!
I love this book. It’s on my short list of favorite books. Of which there are few. It’s kinda like Santa Claus. If you haven’t read the book, I will leave it at that. Read it for your self and let me know.
James Patterson is my favorite author. This book will not disappoint!
IEnjoyed this sweet story from thriller writer James Patterson.
One of my favorites by this author
I read this book a long time ago and i remember enjoying it so much. It is probably one of my favorite selections from James Patterson,
Heartwarming read! Definitely add this one to your must read list, you will not be disappointed!!
Quite a lovely book.
I did enjoy this book good read