"Good romance told from the male POV"
Wall Street banker Jack Lafferty still recovers from being
cuckolded by his fiancee Kim and the overall viciousness of
the Manhattan swinging singles scenes on a reticent
individual like himself. He vows no more women, believing
that they just turn his lonely miserable existence into
hell. At a wedding, Jack meets lawyer Sarah Mitchell. Everyone
sees they are meant for each other besides being single
professionals in the city. Though they share a love for
the arts and each participates in their own way, Jack,
still hurting to the core, avoids Sara until an epiphany
and several coincidental encounters makes him realize she
is the one for him. However, Jack may be too late and then
Kim has returned with plans for her former fiancé. Though the use of random encounters is overdone,
contemporary romance readers will appreciate this
insightful Manhattan tale starring a gender bender male
willing to abstain from the opposite sex yet seeking an
eternal love. Jack is a great character, whose lack of
self deprecating humor and overall depressing outlook over
his love life makes him seem real. The rest of the cast
brings the Big Apple to life or enables the audience to
better comprehend Jack's forlorn feelings. LOVE & OTHER
RECREATIONAL SPORTS is a solid tale of a guy giving up
after failing to find love when the one is finally there. Harriet Klausner
Reviewed by PNR Group Member
Posted July 29, 2003
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