For some light, entertaining reading, I want to recommend Don’t You Forget About Me, by Erin McCole-Cupp. The best part of the story is its protagonist, Mary Catherine Whelihan, aka Mary Cate Wheeler, children’s author. Under extreme pressure from her publisher, she returns to her Jersey roots and Our Lady of the Seven Dolors Elementary School for a reunion of the class of ’84 and a re-encounter with her overweight and very uncool childhood self. She also encounters murder, decades-old mystery, corporate conspiracy, and of course, romance. Mary Catherine is a funny romantic heroine in the best tradition of that type—one thinks of really good old movies with stars like Rosalind Russell, Lucille Ball, etc. It’s a fun, uplifting read for those times when there’s been a bit too much heaviness going down for a bit too long. I hope there’s a sequel for Mary Catherine and her childhood crush—now doctor-hero boyfriend (who reminds me of Cary Grant, Henry Fonda, or Fred MacMurray).
On the Lighter Side
About the Author: Dena Hunt
Dena Hunt's first novel, Treason (Sophia Institute Press), won the IPPY Gold Medal. Her second, The Lion’s Heart (Full Quiver Press), won the Catholic Arts and Letters Achievement award. Jazz & Other Stories, her third book, has just been published by Wiseblood Books. She is the book review editor of St. Austin Review.
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