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With Valentine’s Day just around the corner, we asked our writers and our art director to tell us about their favorite love story. 1 | julie chernoff Evanston Julie loves “The Time Traveler’s Wife” by Audrey Niffenegger. Strange and beautiful, a love story for all times.
2 | jessica dejong Evanston Antoine de Saint-Exupéry’s “The Little Prince” is one of Jessica’s favorite books. It may not be a romantic tale, but it’s still a great story about how to love.
3 | Tate Gunnerson Chicago The unlikely love story of Lloyd Doblar and Diane Court in Cameron Crowe’s 1989 film “Say Anything” is one of Tate’s favorite love stories. Lloyd holding up the boom box outside Diane’s bedroom window gets him every time.
4 | marjie killeen Wilmette Marjie adores the charming film “Mrs. Pettigrew Lives for a Day,” where the heroine is transformed and finds true romance after a dizzying day in the service of a flighty young starlet.
5 | Kelly Konrad Glenview Ang Lee’s adaptation of the classic “Sense & Sensibility” makes Kelly cry ugly at the ending every time.
6 | Susan Noyes Wilmette Susan couldn’t possibly choose one favorite love story. Every story about finding or fighting to keep a great love moves her.
7 | Lindsay roseman Glenview Lindsay’s long-time favorite love story is of Titanic’s Rose and Jack. It’s just a classic. Enough said.
8 | kristina tober Lake Forest For Kristina, Rachel Simon’s “Riding the Bus With My Sister” is a poignant reminder that love is often complicated and trying, but with true love come unexpected joys and a deeper meaning in all things—even riding the bus.
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