Title: Roman Holiday Rewritten
Review: In First Lady, Susan Elizabeth Phillips does a fine job of retelling the classic Audrey Hepburn movie Roman Holiday. As with all the more recent SEP books, there is snappy dialogue and wonderful secondary characters. However, I must agree with some other reviewers that this novel does lack some of the sparkle of her other novels. I think it is perhaps because the time frame is too short. Most of the action in the book takes place in a week, and I can't really believe that the lead characters truly fall in love in that time. It is, however, still a delightful read. I must admit though, I did think the best thing about the book was the advertisement for SEP's next novel where she brings Molly Somerville (It Had To Be You) and Kevin Tucker (Nobody's Baby But Mine) together. I can't wait.
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