Sundays at Tiffany's

Title: Sundays at Tiffany's
Author: James Patterson and Gabrielle Charbonnet
Original Publishing Date: 2008
Genre: General Fiction, Chick Lit
Rating: A

James Patterson truly is a writer with the ability to capture the wide range of human emotions. I am always amazed how he can go from writing psychological thrillers to writing touching and heart-wrenching love stories.

In this story, Jane Margaux is the lonely daughter of a high-powered Broadway producer, Vivienne Margaux. Jane's mother is constantly busy making deals and producing award winning shows, but every Sunday, Jane and Vivienne make a trip together, just the two of them, to Tiffany's. It is the one chance a week where Jane feels like a loved and appreciated daughter. For the rest of the time, Jane is alone... at least outwardly. What most people don't realize is that Jane has a very special friend, her imaginary friend named Michael. Michael is a very kind, loving person with an knack for listening to Jane's childhood problems and making her feel better about herself, even when no one else seems to care. Then, as most imaginary friends do, Michael has to leave Jane. "But don't worry" he promises, "you won't remember me."

After twenty-three years, we see Jane again as an up-and-coming Broadway producer herself. Jane is still very much alone and thinks every day about Michael, her long lost imaginary friend whom she never forgot despite his promise that she would. One day, Michael reappears in her life, though neither understands why.

The story is very original (though it reminded me a lot of the movie City of Angels) and seemingly well thought out. I was left with a few questions of my own curiosity, but none of them would have had any effect on how the story plays out and probably would have just been thought to be filler. I feel that for the sake of the story, all was explained very well and should leave most readers very satisfied. It is also a very quick read, partly because of how Patterson writes and partly because I could not put it down (I love books like that!). Over all a very good read and I would recommend it to almost anyone.