Return to Tiffanys: (A Love Story) and Three Other True Short collections Stories NEUF

In the opening of the titular love story, Jerry, rather appropriately, is enamored. Its 1966, and the 20-something is a groomsman for a friends Long Island wedding. He catches a glimpse of one of the bridesmaids-Pamela, as it turns out-and is immediately smitten. The nearly 7-foot-tall groomsman is coupled with Pamela, the tallest of the women, for the ceremony, and they even get caught in a photo together with a passing Robert F. Kennedy. But after the wedding, Pamela heads back to Paris, where she works as a model. Ten years pass, and Jerry has the opportunity to spend an evening with Pamela, an unforgettable encounter before the two reunite decades later. Antils tale grows more endearing as the couples romance becomes more familiar. Jerry, for example, initially idolizes Pamela, whose modeling days were spent mingling with celebrities, but as he gets to know her (favorite movies and books), its an unquestionably strong connection between real people. The remaining trio of tales in the collection delves further back into Antils history, each revolving around Christmas with his family. The hilarious "Richard Leaves the Choir Breathless" spotlights 6-year-old Jerrys older brother, Dick, whos in trouble so often at Roman Catholic school hes mastered the art of sleeping while standing in the corner. His performance for the schools Christmas pageant is, not surprisingly, a showstopper. "Postwar Shortages and Shortfalls" is likewise amusing when a holiday gift for the childrens mother leads to a mishap at a bank that may traumatize the family with embarrassment. The book ends with "A Cazenovia Christmas Past," the gloomiest of the bunch. In it, preteen Jerry and his siblings are shocked when their father is diagnosed with tuberculosis and leaves the family to stay at a sanatorium. Not sure when his dad will return, if at all, Jerry may miss out on the joy of the childhood hes experiencing, including a summer job and young love with the new girl at school, Judy.

Winsome stories of love and unbreakable bonds, notwithstanding tragedy or years of separation.

Award winning author of novel series about growing up in the shadows of WWII and non fiction novels - Antil has been likened to Mark Twain, Ernest Hemingway - one reviewer said, "Antil writes like Norman Rockwell paints." Antil prides himself in the strength of his research which has raised the bulk of his work to the level of Historical Fiction.