Love Walked In

Marisa De Los Santos

Lonely lost characters that bond with other lonely lost souls, become part of something much greater than themselves. Add in some references to old Cary Grant/Jimmy Stewart/Katherine Hepburn movies and you have an evening of reading that will be savored. Love Walked In (A New York Times best seller) is sweet (but not to an overcooked sweetness) and intelligent, with sharp humor. If you are looking for a positive, uplifting read, then this story is one you will enjoy thoroughly.

This story of a lonely young woman—highly educated yet managing a café—and her unexpected friendship with an 11 year old girl (whose mother is slowly losing her mental capabilities) is my recommendation for the pulling-the-strings-of-your-heart read of 2008. The nature of various relationships we as humans experience is examined with a cleverness of writing that you cannot be anything but touched by. The writing is lovely in style and the passages ring with truth about loneliness and deep love.

This is a romantic yet literate novel, brilliantly executed. Marisa’s book may be considered more appropriate for a woman reader, but then again I enjoyed it tremendously.

Some days a door opens unexpectedly and our lives change forever.

Review by Tony Kainauskas