A wonderfully long read, although about 3/4 of the way through I was getting sick of the characters misunderstanding one another. In the first half of the book we are introduced to Lucy's flaws: she does as she pleases, regardless of the consequences, she is young, she does not understand the way the world works, she is jealous, etc. In the second half of the book we find Jeremy, previously so tender and kind, has flaws of his own: he is a harsh landlord, hated by his servants and tenants, stubbornly insists upon having everything his own way, etc. Like many romance novels, a subplot, the love affair between Sophia and Toby, leads into the main plot for a soon to be released book, when Sophia, frustrated with Toby's lack of passion, runs away.

The blueprint for all future romance novels.

One of my favorite books of poetry. Scafidi writes with such beautiful adoration you forget the regret laced through some of the poems. He writes lovingly of his wife and expected child, and respectfully of Johnny Cash and Anne Frank, among others.