This book was just what I needed. Romantic and fluffy, sweet without being cloying, it leaves you with a warm "awwww" feeling. 
 Still Life with Bread Crumbs isn't forging a new trail here - I think most readers could easily predict where the various story lines would end up, and everything is wrapped up neatly for everyone involved - but it's well-written, and Quindlen handles the tropes in the book in a satisfying way.