Bachelor Boys

Bachelor Boys (2004) by Kate Saunders. Cassie, a young professional woman, is asked by her older friend Phoebe to find wives for Phoebe's two sons. But the plot is richer than that, for Cassie was practically raised by Phoebe, who was her next-door neighbor for her entire young life. And now Phoebe is dying, and she wants wives found for her two sons before she dies because she fears they won't be able to take care of themselves after she is gone. By turns sharply witty and warmly poignant, "Bachelor Boys" is an entertaining and rewarding read. It suffers only because it falls within the category of chick lit, and so is in some ways all too predictable. Grade: B