Isn't It Romantic? : An Entertainment
Author(s): Ron Hansen
Touring America was Natalie's idea. But she had not planned on being accompanied on a cross-country bus by her playboy fiancé, Pierre. Nor had they anticipated being stranded in Seldom, Nebraska, population 395.
But that is exactly what happens to this French couple, and they quickly find themselves being taken in by the obliging citizens of Seldom: Natalie by Mrs. Christiansen, a retired high school teacher who runs a rooming house for women, and Pierre by Owen, a gas station owner and ambitious winemaker in an unlikely part of the world.
And here, also, the separated couple becomes enchanted by the locals. Natalie is soon being wooed by Dick Tupper, a handsome and honest rancher. Pierre falls quickly for Iona, a beautiful, no-nonsense waitress at the local diner.
In this charming entertainment, mistaken identities, botched schemes, and hilarious misunderstandings abound as Parisian sophistication collides with the affability and simple pleasures of the Great Plains.
Review(s):
“[A] sweet, light, exhilarating flight of fancy.”
“The tiny town of Seldom is truly a funny place.”
“Hilarious … irreverent and laugh-out-loud funny … further proof of the author’s phenomenal range and talent.”
“Ron Hansen’s ISN’T IT ROMANTIC? is a lively, affectionate and often poetic romp. It made me laugh out loud.”
“Hansen shows the true reach of his talent ... an inspired comedy that will have readers laughing out loud.”
“A pleasant diversion.”
“A treat …[ISN’T IT ROMANTIC?] has both sophisticated and down-homey humor … with laugh out loud scenes.”
“Hilarious … be prepared to be unexpectedly charmed, delighted … touched.”
“Smiles and outright laughter …a literary bonbon as sweet and light as meringue.”
“[A] comedy of culture shock and errors [that] never misses a punch line.”
ISBN: 9780060517670