The White Palazzo
Reviews

txtriangle.com:
"Cooney truly has her finger on the pulse of human nature, and can make the strangest things feel completely logical. She also has the heart of a romantic; the final scene...is warm enough to take the chill off the coldest
New England night."

The Rake:
"Subtle and hilarious...Think of it as a goofball, 21st century update of Thelma & Louise and an inversion of The Graduate. Is the nation on the verge of a New Sense of Humor? We think may be."

Booklist:
Tara, who calls herself "TB-like the disease," is about to have her dream wedding, complete with roast beef, emerald high heels, "slutty" silver-glitter eye shadow, and red pantyhose and bra beneath a thin, white bridal gown. But the beautiful old White Cliffs restaurant, her cherished venue for the event, burns to the ground. Shattered, she leaves town with a note to her parents to tell her fiancé, Tommy, that she is calling the whole thing off, which isn't a bad idea, since it has already crossed her mind that what she really wanted was a wedding, not a marriage. Meanwhile, the local psychic, Signora Guida Santucci, equally devastated by the fire (why hadn't she foreseen it?), refuses job offers thereafter yet agrees to help Tara's parents locate her. Following her instinct that Tara is still in Massachusetts, Guida finds her, and both women are suprised by their mutual attraction. But can they find true love and happiness? Many will want to find out from a novel this fresh and engaging.

Publisher's Weekly:
"In Cooney's likable... fourth novel (after The Old Ballerina)…the affair between Guida and Tara is sweetly rendered and their dizzy interior lives possess a whimsical charm."

Lambda Book Report:
"Cooney's vivid imagination, delightfully unpredictable metaphors and colorful phrases make the ride eminently worthwhile."

newpages.com:
"Ellen Cooney has written a hilarious book about two women falling in love...this is a mainstream book with the potential to appeal to a wide swath of the American public, gay or straight. It will be a shame if bookstores relegate it to their "gay literature" bookshelves."

Also available by this author:
The Old Ballerina