When I Fall in Love

By Iris Rainer Dart

Book Overview

Funny, feisty Lily Benjamin has it all-as a top television comedy writer she juggles her demanding job, single motherhood, and a satisfying romance with a well-respected doctor. But suddenly her life is turned upside down. Her relationships grow lackluster, her housekeeper ups and quits...and, tragically, her mentor and boss dies-leaving her at the mercy of her new boss. Charlie Roth, known as the God of Jokes, is heartless, hilarious, and off-the-wall crazy...and with terrible problems of his own.

But when a new tragedy strikes Lily's life, Charlie's coldhearted exterior melts away, revealing the sensitive spirit of a man who understands heartache as no one else can...who helps Lily and her son rebuild their lives...and makes her believe that love can happen when you least expect it.

• Format: Mass Market Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0380731983
• ISBN13: 9780380731985
• Release Date: December 1999
• Publisher: Avon Books
• Length: 352 Pages
• Weight: 0.40 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 4.2" x 6.8"

Customer Reviews

MARVELOUSLY, ENTERTAINING READ

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!!

I know wherof I speak

Altho I am not a person with a disability, I have been around disabled people my lifetime (I'm 42). I found Dart's treatment of this subject to be incredibly right on. People fear disability, and tend to treat anyone disabled with kid gloves, as if they are saints and imbecils, both. Lily does all the stereotypes of the freaked out "non-disabled" mom, the son goes through typical grief stages, and so on. I don't want to give away the whole story as is my wont. I loved the interplay of the characters, and I fell for the unlikely (in fiction) love-interest, Charlie Roth. Go for the book-- it is well done!

Beautiful and Poignant

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?

this was a great book

I am a fan since Boys in the Mail Room. This book was warm and funny. The ending was not a surprise but great anyway. I read it a few times and cried each time. I recommend this book to anyone who just wants to relax with a good book.