The Courtship
A brilliant, wheelchair-bound attorney; his naive, but equally brilliant attorney wife; and his seafaring, businessman brother form a seemingly impossible romantic triangle in this emotionally involving story. The characters (including some memorable birds) are appealing, the choice of Victorian Oakland?rather than San Francisco?as a setting is delightfully original, and humor and whimsy add a light touch to a story with a rather dark premise. The dilemma's resolution is too-convenient, but believable. Mittman has produced a charming, compelling story that draws readers in and will please her growing number of fans while attracting new ones. Mittman (Sweeter Than Wine, Dell, 1997) lives in Centerport, New York.Copyright 1998 Reed Business Information, Inc.