The Patron Saint of Unmarried Women

By Karl Ackerman

Book Overview

A warm, wry, wonderfully on-target take on contemporary romance. Jack and Nina are lovers who have moved on--he to his Washington, D.C., landscaping business, she to painting--and to another man. But... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0312110375
• ISBN13: 9780312110376
• Release Date: January 1994
• Publisher: St Martins Pr
• Length: 246 Pages
• Weight: 1.00 lbs.
• Dimensions: 8.5" x 0.8" x 5.8"

Customer Reviews

Excellent

This novel really surprised me. I was just browsing in the library one day, and the title and jacket description were intriguing, so I picked it up on a whim. I was amazed at how well-written it was, but that aspect of it is overshadowed by the wonderfully wry humor and very endearingly flawed characters, not to mention the many surprising insightful observations about everything from Catholicism, lawyers, therapy, Washington, opera, how to most successfully promote a landscaping business- all the sorts of things people often think, but put in Ackerman's very able hands, made laughing out loud funny. The most surprising part is the fact that this novel didn't receive more attention, and that Ackerman hasn't published anything else- but when he does, I'll be waiting in line to buy it.

A fresh, witty modern love story.

This breezy, fresh novel explores a modern day love story with charm and style. It's witty and full of feeling, with a laugh-out-loud moment on every page. Great fun! Loved this book, and can't wait to see more from this writer.

HILARIOUS AND TOUCHING

The emotions between Jack and Nina are so real I feel as if I have had their relationship myself. I have read this book three times and each time it is laugh out loud funny. The characters are truly characters, unique and hilarious. You feel Jack's angst and Nina's uncertainty and yet you can laugh at their heartache. A wonderful book!

Question to Karl Ackerman

I loved this book! I am rereading it and it still makes me laugh out loud. Question to the author: You obviously have an encyclopedic knowledge of Italian women. Where did you learn so much about us