Emi B. (wantonvolunteer) - , reviewed on 6/8/2013 + 84 more book reviews

Helpful Score: 3

Loved reading this, the characters are all so fully presented with their good and their bad and their naked faults exposed. The story is about an industry titan who doesn't marry the one he loves but follows her to Europe and in order to remain near to her, establishes a business, an international newspaper, so that they can work together while married to different people, with him never divulging his love to her. That particular bit is unsatisfying, but all the microscopic peeks at the others who work on the paper (for 3 generations) are all amazing in their breadth and depth and hilarity! There is Herman Cohen (whom I picture in my mind's eye as Madmen's Bertram Cooper) the militant grammar nazi at work who goes home to grovel at the feet of his loving wife, and Rich Snyder (Wayne Schneider the super on One Day At A Time) the slimy correspondent who totally abuses the hospitality of his stringer competition Winston Cheung, every character presented is delightful and pathetic in their own wholly realistic way.

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