A funny and charming novel in the vein of Nick Hornby, about an antiques dealer who is forced to grow up when he learns he has a son.
James Keeper fell in love with a pastry chef who was his upstairs neighbor. They got married, got a dog and were living the good life. But then reality set in: they had different schedules, never saw each other and then there was a real estate deal that went sour. Soon they are getting divorced and deciding who gets the potatato masher.
James leaves Boston and heads to Providence to work in an antique shop called Love and Death. He also finds love with a woman named Leah. But then, out of the blue, his ex-mother-in-law calls and informs him that he has a son. Now he has to raise a precocious three year old named Leo (side note: Leo only eats round foods).
James is suddenly forced into being an adult and must take care of a stranger, who just happens to be his son.
This is a great book that is filled with eccentric characters who you will be sad to leave when the book ends.
