JOANNE AND GERRY DRYANSKY

Critics have loved Fatima, but we’re touched most by what people who buy books and read have been saying. We’ve added to a few reviews some raves about Fatima’s Good Fortune off the Net.

“A shrewd, wry fairytale for our times”

“Charming. A superbly informed insider’s tale”
“A beautifully evocative novel... reminiscent of the best magical realism... with the transforming power of innocence and goodness in a world of prejudice and mistrust”
“A book that is one of my top reads. A rich and seductive story”
“One of the four best books that I’ve read this year”.
“This lovely tale will enchant you... A little Proust? ... a thousand and one serious questions about life are treated with lightness.”
“Adorable. I’m entranced”
“A witty and touching story”
“You don’t lose interest for a second... Everything is magic, poignant, humane. A magnificent success.”
“If you need to restore your faith in kindness, this novel will warm even the most cynical of hearts.”
“You’ll want to finish it in one sitting and savor it at a second or third reading.”
“I’ve followed Fatima’s life with great happiness. A beautiful story.”
“Everything’s there for an excellent moment”
“Deliciously droll”
“Pure happiness”
“I couldn’t put it down.”
“It honestly is magical and somewhat transformative. I love it.”
“Full of charm.... loved it”
“Book of the Week”
“A witty story of love, loneliness and the enduring power of kindness in an unpredictable world”
“This warm, funny and delightful novel is full of the spirit and passion of Paris.”
“Affirms our faith in human nature”
“A limpid and lyric story with lots of depth”
“Finishing this book is like to saying au revoir to a dear friend.”
“You devour it in one shot. A beam of sunlight and of generous humanity”
“This modern fairytale is marvelous”
“Overflows with energy and Joie de vivre”
“A splendid modern fable…and intelligent antidote to morosity”
”Its elegance seduced as of the first line.”
“You wolf it all down without blinking an eye and ask for more.”
”Treats the serious with elegance and humor. Fatima deserves to be a star.”
“I can’t recommend this book highly enough.”
“I couldn't put it down from start to finish. Fatima became part of our household with the children asking "What has Fatima done today?"....I’m having difficulty finding a replacement read, what a hard act to follow.”
“You wont be able to lay the book down... and you’d want to savor it again at a more leisurely pace.”
"Magical atmosphere of a fairytale”
“An insightful tale... the cast is a delight in a deep story...magical”
“Not to be missed”
”A big breath of air”
“A truly pleasant reading moment”
“It’s going to make a really lovely movie”
“Irresistible, savory, full of energy and joie de vivre”
“The allure and magic of a true fable”
“To read with the intention of not denying yourself pleasure”
“More invigorating than a cure of vitamins or antidepressants”
“An endearing fairytale... ideal for clearing your head”
”Funny, moving, with a furiously eccentric charm”
“Has a sensibility that accounts for all the subtleness of this lovely modern and eccentric fairytale”
”Cinderella in a djelleba makes us believe that Paris is always a holiday... a book gay, indulgent, well-intentioned, generous, and morally sunny.”
“Juicy as a ripe watermelon”
“What pleasure, what freshness... written with great poetry”
“A savory, warm novel, more subtle than it might seem, well written, lively and entertaining”
”Total joy from beginning to end. I adored this book and so did my friends.”
“I loved it very very much!... a fairytale quality in a certain realism with characters that are very endearing!”
“As a writer myself I stand in awe of some of the beautiful writing, but above all it is the insight that transported with sheer admiration. The meaning of real love, humanity, honor, selflessness. Magic.”
”Marvelously light and fresh”
“Well written and deliciously utopian”
”Irresistibly charming”
”Fatima enchants”
“It’s sparkling and puts your mood in top form,”
“You’ll adore this droll and subtle book. We loved it madly."
“Just what I needed to read”
“I really enjoyed this touching and often funny novel.”
“Quirky and enchanting”
“I used a warm, lazy summer day to finish this book in nearly one day. It was a nice day like being on vacation.”
“I really enjoyed this simple and happy tale”
“Gave me a warm, fuzzy feeling”
”A novel as delicious as a chocolate”
“A staff favorite”
”I devoured this book and closed it with a lot of regret to have to leave all these endearing and picturesque characters. You must read it. I promise you won’t be disappointed.”
“A book to devour”
“It’s a long time since I enjoyed a book as much as this one.”
“Irresistibly touching and witty”
“A year later just thinking about this novel brings a smile to my face.”
“Full of charm”
“You stroll through this story as if on a Spring day; it’s lovely, things smell great… written with a lot of poetry.”
“I just read a book sooooo sooooo good. You like a beautifully written sweet book, you have to read Fatima. Trust me sooooo good”.

My mother who is bi-polar loved it so much it helped her to recover!
-- Stephanie, New York City

"This book is optimistic, beautiful, intelligent, smiling, the proof is the diffused sensation of happiness that you feel on finishing reading the last page."
--Les Tribulations de FashionMama