Was it just the right book, at the right time? I don't know, but I loved this book. I almost gave it five stars, but I'll have to read it again before I give it that honor.I thoroughly enjoyed the characters, and the style of writing. I loved the metaphors she used, such as, standing in a field holding a rake over your head to ward off the eagles that might carry you off, to represent facing your fears. This book was such a good description of living an examined, thoughtful life. All in all, I was delightfully surprised by how much I got out of what I thought would be a simple lark of a story. This was by far the best book I have read in a long time. The book starts off with 2 men rolling around on the lawn fighting. Then we get the back story of how that came to be. Gwen Merchant is standing in line at an ice cream shop when a man behind her orders 2 scoops of Gwen Merchant. When she turns around it is a guy she knew had dated in college, Elliot Hull. She introduces him to her husband Peter and he ends up going to a party with them. During the party Gwen chokes on some food and Elliot saves her life. Peter says he owes him and tells him he can have anything he wants. Well, Elliot goes on to say that his mother is dying of cancer and she's been afraid that he will be all alone and have no one to take care of him so he lied and told her he eloped.So they come to an agreement that Gwen will be his pretend wife for the weekend and the story really takes off from there and it has lots of twists and it ends exactly the way I had hoped it would!FABULOUS!
What do You think about Pożyczona Miłość (2009)?
Eh. It wasn't a fun chick-lit romp or a satisfying contemporary novel.
—LittlemissRose97
I didn't like it in the beginning but I was very happy with the ending.
—monikaprochowska
Good, fast read. Loved Gwen's self reflection.
—cbrinkley
