Suzanne's Diary for Nicholas by James Patterson - Two of my best friends told me I had to read this book...that it was one of the best either of them had read. I had my reservations as I try to steer clear of the popular authors when it comes to my own reading pleasure. However, I took the advice. I mean, if you can't trust your best friends, who the heck can you trust? And, of course, they did not lead me astray. This was a quick and compelling read that not only had a wonderfully crafted plot, but also created a place in my heart for the characters: Suzanne, Nicholas, Matt, and Katie. This is their story...
Katie Wilkinson is an attractive, successful editor for a well-known publishing house in New York City. As the book begins, Katie is beside herself with grief. Matt Harrison, the man of her dreams, the man she is totally in love with, has just dumped her, as in dumpster dumped, without warning or excuse. This is disasterous for Katie, but the biggest question she ponders is, of course, why. She knew he had been married, but he had sworn to her that he wasn't married any more. Had he lied about that? What had happened? Then, the day after their breakup, she receives a package from Matt in the mail. Inside is a diary --- Suzanne's Diary for Nicholas. Who is Suzanne? Who is Nicholas? She soon finds the answer to those questions and much, much more. Although the tome is at times painful to read, she is compelled to continue reading so she can find out the entire story. For a while she is jealous of Suzanne. However, as the diary unfolds before her eyes, she comes to care deeply for Suzanne and Nicholas. What Katie ultimately discovers at the diary's end will not only change her perspective of Matt, but will open her heart to life and all it has to offer.
Katie Wilkinson is an attractive, successful editor for a well-known publishing house in New York City. As the book begins, Katie is beside herself with grief. Matt Harrison, the man of her dreams, the man she is totally in love with, has just dumped her, as in dumpster dumped, without warning or excuse. This is disasterous for Katie, but the biggest question she ponders is, of course, why. She knew he had been married, but he had sworn to her that he wasn't married any more. Had he lied about that? What had happened? Then, the day after their breakup, she receives a package from Matt in the mail. Inside is a diary --- Suzanne's Diary for Nicholas. Who is Suzanne? Who is Nicholas? She soon finds the answer to those questions and much, much more. Although the tome is at times painful to read, she is compelled to continue reading so she can find out the entire story. For a while she is jealous of Suzanne. However, as the diary unfolds before her eyes, she comes to care deeply for Suzanne and Nicholas. What Katie ultimately discovers at the diary's end will not only change her perspective of Matt, but will open her heart to life and all it has to offer.
