A simple sweet fable that you could practically plot in your head after reading the first chapter.......(stop me if you've heard this story before...)......Ellie, a lonely, abused housewife finds peace, comfort and love with Dan, an autistic loner who crafts harps for living.........
Of course, you know where this is going.......Dan, who takes everything and everybody literally must eventually collide with Ellie's controlling husband Clive, a needy lout with a decided violent streak......(naturally Elllie's fairly oblivious to hubby's overall creepiness....)
It's a tale gently and deftly told, even if you think it vaguely resembles five or six other other books or movies with similar tropes and characters.....
So for anyone who's a sucker for relaxed, pastoral, quirky romance, this Bud's for you.
4 stars (****) (And God bless one of the Book Club members for bringing that jar of Hazelmut creamer for the coffee.......)
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