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Love Walked In by Marisa De Los Santos (2006, Uk-B Format Paperback)

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PublisherPenguin Publishing Group

ISBN-100452287898

ISBN-139780452287891

eBay Product ID (ePID)53556221

Product Key Features

Book TitleLove Walked in

Number of Pages320 Pages

LanguageEnglish

TopicContemporary Women, Family Life, Romance / Contemporary, Romance / General

Publication Year2006

GenreFiction

AuthorMarisa De Los Santos

FormatUk-B Format Paperback

Dimensions

Item Height0.7 in

Item Weight9.8 Oz

Item Length8 in

Item Width5.3 in

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Intended AudienceTrade

Reviews"This is a book that will be passed from friend to friend with the words, 'You have to read this.'" - Richmond Times Dispatch " Love Walked In , by Marisa de los Santos, is the kind of book that makes you want to hunker down on a chilly day in a comfy chair and read straight through 'til dark...This [is a] poignant, heart-tugging story about a single woman and a little girl who develop an unlikely bond." - The Washington Post Book World "A bewitching, warmhearted grown-up fairy tale about old movies, charming princes, and finding happily ever after in the place where you'd least expect it." -Jennifer Weiner, author of Good in Bed , In Her Shoes , and Little Earthquakes "Marisa de los Santos's funny and beautifully written love story is as luminous as the silver screen." -Lolly Winston, author of Good Grief "A touching, triumphant story of the power and variety and responsibility of love. A joy to read, filled with characters you wish you knew in real life. Love Walked In is every bit as engaging as the classic movies Marisa de los Santos lovingly invokes." -Karen Joy Fowler, author of The Jane Austen Book Club "Exquisite and stylish, Love Walked In proves that love in all of its forms-romantic, friendship, familial-is all around us." -Sarah Jessica Parker, Praise for Love Walked In "Exquisite and stylish, Love Walked In proves that love in all of its forms--romantic, friendship, familial--is all around us."--Sarah Jessica Parker "This is a book that will be passed from friend to friend with the words, 'You have to read this.'"-- Richmond Times Dispatch "The kind of book that makes you want to hunker down on a chilly day in a comfy chair and read straight through 'til dark...This [is a] poignant, heart-tugging story about a single woman and a little girl who develop an unlikely bond."-- The Washington Post Book World "A touching, triumphant story of the power and variety and responsibility of love. A joy to read, filled with characters you wish you knew in real life. Love Walked In is every bit as engaging as the classic movies Marisa de los Santos lovingly invokes."--Karen Joy Fowler, New York Times bestselling author of The Jane Austen Book Club and We Are All Completely Beside Ourselves "Marisa de los Santos's funny and beautifully written love story is as luminous as the silver screen."--Lolly Winston, author of Good Grief, "This is a book that will be passed from friend to friend with the words, 'You have to read this.'" -- Richmond Times Dispatch " Love Walked In , by Marisa de los Santos, is the kind of book that makes you want to hunker down on a chilly day in a comfy chair and read straight through 'til dark...This [is a] poignant, heart-tugging story about a single woman and a little girl who develop an unlikely bond." -- The Washington Post Book World "A bewitching, warmhearted grown-up fairy tale about old movies, charming princes, and finding happily ever after in the place where you'd least expect it." --Jennifer Weiner, author of Good in Bed , In Her Shoes , and Little Earthquakes "Marisa de los Santos's funny and beautifully written love story is as luminous as the silver screen." --Lolly Winston, author of Good Grief "A touching, triumphant story of the power and variety and responsibility of love. A joy to read, filled with characters you wish you knew in real life. Love Walked In is every bit as engaging as the classic movies Marisa de los Santos lovingly invokes." --Karen Joy Fowler, author of The Jane Austen Book Club "Exquisite and stylish, Love Walked In proves that love in all of its forms--romantic, friendship, familial--is all around us." --Sarah Jessica Parker, "This is a book that will be passed from friend to friend with the words, 'You have to read this.'" --Richmond Times Dispatch "Love Walked In, by Marisa de los Santos, is the kind of book that makes you want to hunker down on a chilly day in a comfy chair and read straight through 'til dark...This [is a] poignant, heart-tugging story about a single woman and a little girl who develop an unlikely bond." --The Washington Post Book World "A bewitching, warmhearted grown-up fairy tale about old movies, charming princes, and finding happily ever after in the place where you'd least expect it." --Jennifer Weiner, author of Good in Bed, In Her Shoes, and Little Earthquakes "Marisa de los Santos's funny and beautifully written love story is as luminous as the silver screen." --Lolly Winston, author of Good Grief "A touching, triumphant story of the power and variety and responsibility of love. A joy to read, filled with characters you wish you knew in real life. Love Walked In is every bit as engaging as the classic movies Marisa de los Santos lovingly invokes." --Karen Joy Fowler, author of The Jane Austen Book Club "Exquisite and stylish, Love Walked In proves that love in all of its forms--romantic, friendship, familial--is all around us." --Sarah Jessica Parker

Dewey Edition22

Grade FromTwelfth Grade

Dewey Decimal813/.54

Grade ToUP

SynopsisWhen Martin Grace enters the hip Philadelphia coffee shop Cornelia Brown manages, her life changes forever. But little does she know that her newfound love is only the harbinger of greater changes to come. Meanwhile, across town, Clare Hobbseleven years old and abandoned by her erratic mothergoes looking for her lost father. She crosses paths with Cornelia while meeting with him at the caf, and the two women form an improbable friendship that carries them through the unpredictable currents of love and life. "Love Walked In," the first novel by award-winning poet Marisa de los Santos, is bursting with keen insight and beautifully rendered prose. Invoking classic movies to illuminate the mystery and wonder of love in all its permutations, "Love Walked In" is an uplifting debut that marks the entrance of an enchanting literary voice. BACKCOVER: Love indeed walks in, and with it, a breath of fresh air. "Marie Claire" This is a book that will be passed from friend to friend with the words, You have to read this. "Richmond Times Dispatch" "Love Walked In," by Marisa de los Santos, is the kind of book that makes you want to hunker down on a chilly day in a comfy chair and read straight through til dark. . . .This [is a] poignant, heart-tugging story about a single woman and a little girl who develop an unlikely bond. "The Washington Post Book World" A bewitching, warmhearted grown-up fairy tale about old movies, charming princes, and finding happily ever after in the place where youd least expect it. Jennifer Weiner, author of "Good in Bed, In Her Shoes," and "Little Earthquakes" Marisa de los Santoss funny and beautifully written love story is asluminous as the silver screen. Lolly Winston, author of "Good Grief" A touching, triumphant story of the power and variety and responsibility of love. A joy to read, filled with characters you wish you knew in real life. "Love Walked In" is every bit as engaging as the classic movies Marisa de los Santos lovingly invokes. Karen Joy Fowler, author of "The Jane Austen Book Club" Exquisite and stylish, "Love Walked In" proves that love in all of its formsromantic, friendship, familialis all around us. Sarah Jessica Parker, From the New York Times bestselling author of I'll Be Your Blue Sky comes a "bewitching, warmhearted grown-up fairy tale about old movies, charming princes, and finding happily ever after in the place where you'd least expect it" (Jennifer Weiner). When Martin Grace enters the hip Philadelphia coffee shop Cornelia Brown manages, her life changes forever. But little does she know that her newfound love is only the harbinger of greater changes to come. Meanwhile, across town, Clare Hobbs--eleven years old and abandoned by her erratic mother--goes looking for her lost father. She crosses paths with Cornelia while meeting with him at the caf , and the two women form an improbable friendship that carries them through the unpredictable currents of love and life., A tribute to classic film and true romance, this is the story of a 31-year-old caf manager and an 11-year-old who is searching for her father--and the unexpected ways in which their lives are forever changed by chance., From the New York Times bestselling author of Watch Us Shine comes a "bewitching, warmhearted grown-up fairy tale about old movies, charming princes, and finding happily ever after in the place where you'd least expect it" (Jennifer Weiner). When Martin Grace enters the hip Philadelphia coffee shop Cornelia Brown manages, her life changes forever. But little does she know that her newfound love is only the harbinger of greater changes to come. Meanwhile, across town, Clare Hobbs--eleven years old and abandoned by her erratic mother--goes looking for her lost father. She crosses paths with Cornelia while meeting with him at the café, and the two women form an improbable friendship that carries them through the unpredictable currents of love and life.