Glenn Savan (1954–2003)

Max and Nora could not be more different. He is a preppy, somewhat judgmental yuppie who has lost his wife to tragic circumstances. She is a tough talking, sassy, rough around the edges food server from the wrong side of the tracks.And is is much older then Max.

These two people strike up a conversation in a bar. Their subsequent relationship and romance is the subject of the book. Can two people who appear to have virtually nothing in common..make a go of it?

This is not your typical romance novel and in some ways I would not call it a romance novel at all. It is so much more then that. How Max and Nora change and grow was fascinating to read. Nora is a great character, so real it is tough to believe this is fiction. She has a wild sense of humor that often left me laughing out loud. Max, although he starts off as s stuff know it all changes alot. Does this somewhat wacky couple buck the odds and make their relationship work? That's not going to be given away by me. This is literary fiction at its best and this was also a movie starring Susan Sarandon that actually was not half bad.… (more)