A gloriously romantic comedy about about love, life and scrap metal J. J. Smith is an official keeper of world records. Wherever he goes, would-be record holders vie for his attention. But J. J.s boss says his records are dull. Either he comes up with something special for The Book, or hes fired. So when J. J. hears about someone who is rumoured to be eating a 747, he has to check it out. Soon he finds himself in Superior, Nebraska, where Walter Chubb is, indeed, in the process of consuming an entire aeroplane, hoping to impress Willa Wyatt, the editor of the local newspaper, whom he has loved ever since she was the only guest who turned up to his tenth birthday party. Fans of Alice Hoffman, Fannie Flagg et al will definitely enjoy Ben Sherwoods The Man Who Ate The 747...a touching romance...original and tender writing Bookseller Winsome, perceptive and often hilarious comedy...a heartwarming, gently humorous tale that could set records of its own Publishers Weekly (starred) A delighful and surprising book from start to finish Fannie Flagg