Love Walked In: A Novel - Hardcover

"This is a book that will be passed from friend to friend with the words, 'You have to read this.'" --Richmond Times Dispatch

"Love Walked In, by Marisa de los Santos, is the kind of book that makes you want to hunker down on a chilly day in a comfy chair and read straight through 'til dark...This [is a] poignant, heart-tugging story about a single woman and a little girl who develop an unlikely bond." --The Washington Post Book World

"A bewitching, warmhearted grown-up fairy tale about old movies, charming princes, and finding happily ever after in the place where you'd least expect it." --Jennifer Weiner, author of Good in Bed, In Her Shoes, and Little Earthquakes

"Marisa de los Santos's funny and beautifully written love story is as luminous as the silver screen." --Lolly Winston, author of Good Grief

"A touching, triumphant story of the power and variety and responsibility of love. A joy to read, filled with characters you wish you knew in real life. Love Walked In is every bit as engaging as the classic movies Marisa de los Santos lovingly invokes." --Karen Joy Fowler, author of The Jane Austen Book Club

"Exquisite and stylish, Love Walked In proves that love in all of its forms--romantic, friendship, familial--is all around us." --Sarah Jessica Parker

This is a book that will be passed from friend to friend with the words, You have to read this. Richmond Times Dispatch

Love Walked In, by Marisa de los Santos, is the kind of book that makes you want to hunker down on a chilly day in a comfy chair and read straight through til dark...This [is a] poignant, heart-tugging story about a single woman and a little girl who develop an unlikely bond. The Washington Post Book World

A bewitching, warmhearted grown-up fairy tale about old movies, charming princes, and finding happily ever after in the place where you d least expect it. Jennifer Weiner, author of Good in Bed, In Her Shoes, and Little Earthquakes

Marisa de los Santos s funny and beautifully written love story is as luminous as the silver screen. Lolly Winston, author of Good Grief

A touching, triumphant story of the power and variety and responsibility of love. A joy to read, filled with characters you wish you knew in real life. Love Walked In is every bit as engaging as the classic movies Marisa de los Santos lovingly invokes. Karen Joy Fowler, author of The Jane Austen Book Club

Exquisite and stylish, Love Walked In proves that love in all of its forms romantic, friendship, familial is all around us. Sarah Jessica Parker"

Exquisite and stylish, Love Walked Inproves that love in all of its forms romantic, friendship, familial is all around us. Sarah Jessica Parker
This is a book that will be passed from friend to friend with the words, You have to read this. Richmond Times Dispatch

The kind of book that makes you want to hunker down on a chilly day in a comfy chair and read straight through til dark...This [is a] poignant, heart-tugging story about a single woman and a little girl who develop an unlikely bond. The Washington Post Book World

A bewitching, warmhearted grown-up fairy tale about old movies, charming princes, and finding happily ever after in the place where you d least expect it. Jennifer Weiner, New York Times bestselling author of Good in Bed, In Her Shoes, and Little Earthquakes

Marisa de los Santos s funny and beautifully written love story is as luminous as the silver screen. Lolly Winston, author of Good Grief

A touching, triumphant story of the power and variety and responsibility of love. A joy to read, filled with characters you wish you knew in real life. Love Walked In is every bit as engaging as the classic movies Marisa de los Santos lovingly invokes. Karen Joy Fowler, New York Times bestsellingauthor of The Jane Austen Book Club andWe Are All Completely Beside Ourselve

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"Exquisite and stylish, Love Walked In proves that love in all of its forms--romantic, friendship, familial--is all around us."--Sarah Jessica Parker

"This is a book that will be passed from friend to friend with the words, 'You have to read this.'"--Richmond Times Dispatch

"The kind of book that makes you want to hunker down on a chilly day in a comfy chair and read straight through 'til dark...This [is a] poignant, heart-tugging story about a single woman and a little girl who develop an unlikely bond."--The Washington Post Book World

"A bewitching, warmhearted grown-up fairy tale about old movies, charming princes, and finding happily ever after in the place where you'd least expect it."--Jennifer Weiner, New York Times bestselling author of Good in Bed, In Her Shoes, and Little Earthquakes

"Marisa de los Santos's funny and beautifully written love story is as luminous as the silver screen."--Lolly Winston, author of Good Grief

"A touching, triumphant story of the power and variety and responsibility of love. A joy to read, filled with characters you wish you knew in real life. Love Walked In is every bit as engaging as the classic movies Marisa de los Santos lovingly invokes."--Karen Joy Fowler, New York Times bestselling author of The Jane Austen Book Club and We Are All Completely Beside Ourselve

Praise for Love Walked In

"Exquisite and stylish, Love Walked In proves that love in all of its forms--romantic, friendship, familial--is all around us."--Sarah Jessica Parker

"This is a book that will be passed from friend to friend with the words, 'You have to read this.'"--Richmond Times Dispatch

"The kind of book that makes you want to hunker down on a chilly day in a comfy chair and read straight through 'til dark...This [is a] poignant, heart-tugging story about a single woman and a little girl who develop an unlikely bond."--The Washington Post Book World

"A touching, triumphant story of the power and variety and responsibility of love. A joy to read, filled with characters you wish you knew in real life. Love Walked In is every bit as engaging as the classic movies Marisa de los Santos lovingly invokes."--Karen Joy Fowler, New York Times bestselling author of The Jane Austen Book Club and We Are All Completely Beside Ourselves

"Marisa de los Santos's funny and beautifully written love story is as luminous as the silver screen."--Lolly Winston, author of Good Grief

An award-winning poet, Marisa de los Santos currently teaches English at the University of Delaware. Love Walked In is her first novel. Her first collection of poems, From the Bones Out, was published by the University of South Carolina Press in 2000. Her poetry has appeared in Poetry, Southwest Review, Antioch Review, Prairie Schooner, and The Virginia Quarterly Review.