In Truluv, the elderly Arthur mourns his wife but carries on by investing in others, a truly loving man who rescues a lonely teenager and befriends a cantankerous neighbor lady, Lucille. Arthur dies but leaves his home to the teenager, who rents it to Lucille who, thanks to Arthur's encouragement, is teaching baking classes.
The family who moves into Lucille's old house is dealing with a health crisis and Lucille helps care for their son. She hires an assistant who has just left an unhappy marriage. And meantime, Tiny and Monica are carrying torches for each other at the local cafe' but are unable to work up the courage to say anything.
As much as I enjoyed Truluv, I was not captivated by Miracle.
Early on, I was confused by too many characters, introduced in their separate stories. There was way too much space spent on the baking of cakes--meanwhile, the would-be lovers worry about weight and food. First I was craving a lush moist cake or snickerdoodles then I was reminded I am on a diet. I was not taken by the miraculous ending. Not my kind of book at all. Way too much sugar. But if you love It's a Wonderful Life, dive right in. This is your book! Too much reality isn't good for us anyway.
I received a free ebook from the publisher in exchange for a fair and unbiased review.
Night of Miracles
by Elizabeth Berg
Random House
Pub Date 13 Nov 2018
ISBN 9780525509509
PRICE $26.00 (USD)
Read my review of Berg's novel on George Sand, The Dream Lover, here.
Read about seeing Berg speak at a local library here.
