Customer Reviews:
 Looking forward to the next book !! June 14, 2007
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
What a lovely little novel this is. I enjoyed every page, the author describes in detail so sweetly a quirky and loving family which could be her family or it could be yours. I have also read another of her books "The Widower" a story in which you will fall in love with every character !! I look forward to her next book !!!
 Disappointment June 12, 2007
0 out of 1 found this review helpful
I was very frustrated with this novel. The story went no where and had no meaning. Even to the end of the book, I was bored. There was no drama or excitement, just an average child-like tale about a crazy mom. We've all been there, done that. Basically, nothing special.
 Clean and Poignant December 21, 2001
3 out of 3 found this review helpful
If you have brothers or sisters, you know the feeling Litzenburger portrays so well in Now You Love Me--the sense of argument and bond all jumbled in that crazy tension known as growing up. Combine that with a single mother struggling to ground her identity and sense of family according to her own terms, and you get a mixture that makes good fiction. Annie, the narrator, is nine years old and consistently conveys the kind of innocence and honesty one can appreciate.
a delight March 2, 2001
4 out of 4 found this review helpful
By the end of this unforgettable book, I adored this wacky family: the little girl, her brother, her offbeat mother, and her hapless suitor. The author has created a warm and hilarious portrait of, among other things, the rural single mom dating scene in northern Michigan. What I loved most was the little girl narrator's voice: it's so true, so insightful, and so winning. Litzenburger has perfect pitch for her voice. Anybody who has lived through a parent's odd behavior will identify totally. But this is also a very romantic book in which, in the end, love wins through. The whole package would make a great indie movie--it has got that kind of a feel.
Now, I Love It November 13, 2000
4 out of 4 found this review helpful
While I have not read the entire novel (it is not due out until March) I have read three excerpts which have appeared in various literary magazines. The writing is crisp, lyrical, poignant and, above all, funny. Ms. Litzenberger has a unique world view which manages to be telling, wry and compassionate all at once. She has, almost single handedly, revived my faith in contemporary American writing. I will be first in line to buy the book when it comes out.
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