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Until the Real Thing Comes Along
Until the Real Thing Comes Along
Author: Elizabeth Berg
Patty Ann Murphy says she's "Ms. Runner-Up" in life. Rarely the bridesmaid, never mind the bride, Patty sells houses for a living (well, she's sold one house so far), longs to be married and have a family, but is irresistibly drawn to the wrong man. — Ethan seems perfect for Patty -- handsome, generous, and sensitive -- but he&#...  more »
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ISBN-13: 9780099451761
ISBN-10: 009945176X
Publication Date: 9/4/2003
Pages: 302
Rating:
  • Currently 3.5/5 Stars.
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3.5 stars, based on 8 ratings
Publisher: Arrow Books Ltd
Book Type: Paperback
Other Versions: Hardcover, Audio Cassette, Audio CD
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reviewed Until the Real Thing Comes Along on + 53 more book reviews
Helpful Score: 4
I read this all in one sitting. I thought it was a wonderful book that describes baby lust so perfectly, as well as the pain of loving someone who just does not love you the same way...
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Helpful Score: 3
This was a quick read. This family has so much love for each other. You will like the characters. At the end of each undemanding day, Patty goes home to an empty apartment and listens to her biological clock ticking. Patty wants a husband and a baby, and not necessarily in that order....But Patty has a problem. Try as she might, there is only one man she can love...her best friend, Ethan---and try as Ethan might, he is quite firmly and intractably gay. With rueful good humor, this book shows how Patty and Ethan come to terms with the impossibility of having it all.
pj avatar reviewed Until the Real Thing Comes Along on + 208 more book reviews
Helpful Score: 3
Book was a good short read liked it better than a couple of hers that I have read. Cute and funy in spots!
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Helpful Score: 3
Haunting.
short-angry14 avatar reviewed Until the Real Thing Comes Along on + 79 more book reviews
Helpful Score: 3
If you are homophobic, narrow-minded, or in any way offended by women who choose to have babies "out-of-wedlock", then this book is not for you. If you are, however, open-minded, and feel that you "are who you are", and you "love who you love", then I will tell you that this book is one of the best books I have ever read. It is heartwrenchingly beautiful and painfully honest in it's descriptions of a woman who feels her time to be a mother is passing her by. It also tells how this same woman is deeply in love with her best friend, who happens to be gay. An absolutely wonderful story that made me laugh and cry throughout.
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reviewed Until the Real Thing Comes Along on + 337 more book reviews
Quirky, funny, heartwrenching tale of a woman longing to be a mother but still desperately in love with her childhood sweetheart - who is gay.
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A novel about "having it all."
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When I first started this I was unimpressed, but as I read on, the book took on substance. Having spent a number of years entangled in a relationship similar to the protagonist's (straight woman in love with a gay man), I had a lot of empathy. Quick read--recommend it.
Tunerlady avatar reviewed Until the Real Thing Comes Along on + 581 more book reviews
A very serene, funny, yet poignant story about a woman who's biological clock is ticking, she wants a child, but she is in love with a gay man. The story unfolds gently and cleverly with a nice ending.
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Very good as all her books are. I was sad at some parts, but the story was a touching and good one, you will like it
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Great book! Sad and funny moments.
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Wonderful, touching story with fantastic dialog. I loved the humor in the first part and the depth of caring throughout. The characters were so real as are the things they go through.


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