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In Bed With the Exotic Enemy: Stories and Novella

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Though some of these stories employ realms of magical realism, they are basically true to life, and they are written from numerous persona. Daniela Gioseffi brings many varied characters to life and manages to make us empathize with their feelings. Her characters are very human and even when she satirizes them, they never lose their dignity. She writes with a delicate balance of heart and head, and seems to belong to none of the trendy movements out there. She is an original. Daniela Gioseffi is aware of life in these times in America, and her characters are both naturalistically and poetically drawn from real life situations. The novella, The Psychic Touch, contained within IN BED WITH THE EXOTIC ENEMY, is one of the most erotic and mysterious love stories I've ever read--it's a non-stop read, and yet it resonates with poetic justice long after you put it down. I read this whole collection nearly non-stop and loved every story in it. Larry McMurtry, National Book Award and Pultizer Prize winning novelist, in The Washington Post, called Gioseffi's writing "full of energy, humor and good spirits....the pace never slackens" and he's correct. It doesn't.