The One and Only

Fair warning: this novel contains A LOT about football. But it's also kind of chick-lit, um, ish. But then again, it's also about loyalty and family and friends and being one's best self. And did I mention there's a lot about football?

The story revolves around Shea, a single 30-something who lives and breathes football in the Texas college town of Walker. Her best friend Lucy's father is the Walker football coach, and he and Shea have always had a shared love for football, and for Walker football in particular. But when Lucy's mother dies after a losing battle with cancer, Shea's feelings for Coach start moving in a new, and rather, ahem, unconventional, direction.

I really enjoyed this book, Shea is a great character, smart, funny, warm and interesting. I have to confess, though, I had moments where I was a little uncomfortable with how the story was going. I mean, Shea has the hots for her best friend's father. But the way the author Emily Giffin handles a delicate situation is what makes the book so good, and I definitely recommend it.

The One and Only