Falling in Love with a Book

Once in a while I pick up a book, turn a page, begin to read....and immediately become completely absorbed. I'm in the world of the book. I can almost feel my heart and pulse slow to the pace of the sentences, so entirely am I immersed. Falling in love with a book is a little like falling in love with a person; you're struck by how in tune you are, how your breathing and the rhythms of your hearts fall in together. When you walk down the street, you notice how effortlessly your steps match, your hands touch as if by accident. You speak, and you are finishing each others' sentences....

When was the last time you had a love affair with a book? What was it like to fall in love that way? What book was it, when and why? And was it wrenching when you had to say goodbye, let go?