Solos

By Kitty Burns Florey

Emily Lime and her equally palindromic dog, Otto, live in Williamsburg, Brooklyn (zip code 11211), in a warm community of friends and fellow artists. Her life becomes more complicated when she falls in love with Marcus, a dog-walker and fellow Scrabble nut, whose father is Emily's shady ex-husband who wants the lovable Emily dead. A mystery unravels, a valuable lost cache of paintings is found, and Emily's life changes in ways she could not have anticipated.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1497693705
• ISBN13: 9781497693708
• Release Date: March 2015
• Publisher: Open Road Integrated Media LLC
• Length: 270 Pages
• Weight: 0.60 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 5.5" x 8.5"

Customer Reviews

endearing read

I really appreciated this book. #1- I always value a book that involves people's emotional attachment to their animals. #2 - I appreciated the fact that the book could have treaded into uncomfortable territory but didn't. I loved these characters and I felt like I wanted to have them as my friend. an excellent, easy, delightful read- I can't wait to read more of her books.

Loved this book!

Solos, by Kitty Burns Florey, is one of those books to curl up with on a hot summer day, or a cold winter night, or a pleasant fall afternoon or--whenever. It's an absolutely delightful story with a bang-up ending, about people you wish you had for friends. I can't recommend this book highly enough. It sucked me in, made me laugh, and even made me think. Mostly it was just really fun to read and hard to put down. I have been a fan of this writer's books for a few years now,and eagerly look forward to her next!

Forget Eating, Forget Sleeping....Just keep Reading!

This is one of the most entertaining novels I've read in a long time. It has everything: young love, an eccentric collection of artists, an equally odd collection of dogs, and a murder plot. What more can you ask? Oh yeah -- it's also a page-turner, and laugh-out-loud funny.

Highly recommended

Reading "Solos" is like spending a weekend with a good friend, who also happens to be witty and charming and can tell a great story. The Williamsburg setting is fun, but even if you're not from THE CITY (even if you're from rural Maine, for example, like I am), the warmth and humor of this book make it worth reading. It's a well-written, intelligent book you don't need to feel guilty about loving! I've been recommending it to all my friends, and those who've read it have enjoyed it as much as I did.

Loved it!

Solos is the perfect mesh of urbanity, wit, and mystery. It's evocation of the ever-hip Williamsburg, Brooklyn is dead on. I really enjoyed the palindromically named Emily Lime for her off-beat worldview, her friends, and her attractions. The narration manages to be snappy while maintaining warmth--a lovely novel.