The Editor by Steven Rowley (FIC Row)

At 31 and after years of working odd jobs so that he can work towards his dream of being a writer, James is on his way to meet with his new editor.  But this isn't just any old editor.  Much to his surprise, James' new editor is none other than Jackie Onassis.  Yes.  THAT Jackie.  None other than Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis.

Over the next few months, James and Jackie form an unexpected friendship.  She pushes him to be more specific in his book while entertaining him at her Cape Cod home. Does she share more with James than with other writers she has edited?  James doesn't know the answer but he cherishes his contact with her.

The book, however, proves to be a problem.  Perhaps because it deals with the relationship between mothers and sons, particularly James and his mother.  And until he can figure out what that relationship is, it looks as though his book might never get finished.

You know how sometimes you walk into the Library and you pick up a book and read the flap or jacket and think that it sounds like a good one and then you take it home and start reading it and you just don't like it?  Well, that was definitely NOT my experience with this book.  It was surprisingly sweet and sometimes funny.  The relationship between James and Jackie (or Mrs. Onassis, as he calls her) is touching.  His mother is sometimes likable and sometimes not.  But I really enjoyed the time I spent with these people and sorry when the book came to its inevitable end.