A wonderfully observed novel of modern manners, of contemporary mating and dating, written in alternate chapters by two young writers at the peak of their form. A literary equivalent of Lloyd and Rees' COME TOGETHER.
Steve Almond is the author of the acclaimed story collection My
Life in Heavy Metal.
Julianna Baggott is the author of three novels, including the
acclaimed bestseller Girl Talk.
Praise for Which Brings me to You:
'From its opening sentence this "novel in confessions" draws you
into its intimacy, murmuring huskily in your ear "you know you
would have done the same"... So wonderfully written that one is
completely seduced... Their exchanges shimmer with a highly
intelligent sexual charge... So smart, so tender, so well wrought.
It has echoes of Audrey Niffenegger's The Time Traveller's Wife in
its unflinching yet powerfully touching account of the intensities
of love and sex. John writes to Jane, "tell me something filthy and
lovely and true", and this book, wonderfully, is all those
things.'
*Daily Express*
Praise for Steve Almond
'Steve Almond is remarkably good at depicting women... Will leave
you feeling quite wonderful.' Guardian
'Superb and heartfelt - Should be read by all men' The Times
Praise for Julianna Baggot
'Divinely written and moving' B magazine
'Baggott's delicious prose drips with detail and poetry.' USA Today
This witty but self-conscious epistolary novel starts with strangers groping each other in a coat closet and ends with the beginning of a relationship. Baggott (Girl Talk) and Almond (Candyfreak) join forces for "an extended power-flirt," conducted through the snail-mail correspondence between Jane and John, two 30-somethings who meet at a wedding and almost consummate their lust before John puts the brakes on, wondering if it might be the real thing. Jane reluctantly agrees to take it slow, so John returns to New York and Jane goes to Philadelphia, where they pen their respective confessions revealing their erotic and emotional experiences-they've both enjoyed a "past littered with regret." They are, in Jane's words, "two low grade Romantics. Tough but susceptible." By the time Jane and John meet again face-to-face in Hopewell, N.J., we know their backstories as well as their literary quirks. Sharp humor and insights into the modern psyche pervade the book, but not enough to make it add up to anything more than a pretense for hot scenes and spicy talk, a lot of sex and a little "low grade" romance. (May 5) Copyright 2006 Reed Business Information.
Praise for Which Brings me to You:
'From its opening sentence this "novel in confessions" draws you
into its intimacy, murmuring huskily in your ear "you know you
would have done the same"... So wonderfully written that one is
completely seduced... Their exchanges shimmer with a highly
intelligent sexual charge... So smart, so tender, so well wrought.
It has echoes of Audrey Niffenegger's The Time Traveller's Wife in
its unflinching yet powerfully touching account of the intensities
of love and sex. John writes to Jane, "tell me something filthy and
lovely and true", and this book, wonderfully, is all those
things.'
* Daily Express *
Praise for Steve Almond
'Steve Almond is remarkably good at depicting women... Will leave
you feeling quite wonderful.' Guardian
'Superb and heartfelt - Should be read by all men' The Times
Praise for Julianna Baggot
'Divinely written and moving' B magazine
'Baggott's delicious prose drips with detail and poetry.' USA
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