Pygmalion by George Bernard Shaw, ****

Cockney flower girl Eliza Doolittle's life changes the night she meets arrogant professor of linguistics, Henry Higgins. Eliza wants Henry to teach her to speak more like a lady so she can get a nice job. Henry only decides to teach her after making a bet with his pal, Col. Pickering, that in six months he'll be able to pass Eliza off as a duchess.

If that plot seems familiar to you then you've seen the movie "My fair Lady" which is based on this book. I think it's pretty safe to say that if you liked that movie you'll like this book. This book's witty dialogue and cracks at England's social structure had me giggling out loud on more than a few occasions. Actually the whole book is a quick, fun read that I'd recommend to pretty much everyone.

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