Saw the movie today (recommend, I cried - happy tears - about five times) and now to read the book.

Because.

Go on ... you had me at the first f*ck.

I saw two people praising this on twitter last night plus it was only $2.99 so I figured I'd try it. So far it has a talking bird named Dirrpidirrpiwheepalong, or Dirrp for short so I'm intrigued.

Sometimes you need cheesy romance on a Saturday night. Not pictured: kids watching a movie, husband out with friends and some bourbon on the rocks for me.