Cloned Love [Paperback]

Thorne Peters (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: November 22, 2002

CLONED LOVE is the romantic notion of two flower-powered lovers who leave behind a genetic tontine, by cloning the essence of their very souls, so that their hearts could reunite in two other people. However it soon becomes obvious that the spirit belongs to the individual and one person’s bond may well be another person’s prison. There is no formula for chemistry between lovers, genetic or scientific, no potion, and certainly no plot to conjure it.

They must contemplate what their heritage means to them in spite of the wishes of the long dead hippie couple that willed them their cells. Are they themselves, or are they merely the next progression of their cell donors and somehow obligated to carry out their wishes and fulfill their desires over their own? Never before had two people contemplated if they were really sharing someone else’s life and love . . .

Would these be the emotional complications that would keep the Clones from finding the love of the ages that was to be their birth rite, or would it be what bound them?

This is the tale of one couple that spawn two love stories across a century and beyond . . .

Editorial Reviews

Review

"Move over Romeo & Juliet, Heathcliff & Cathy, Rhett & Scarlet, Oliver & Jennifer; make room for Flare & Sunny." -- Melinda Rose- Author of: Comely Carol

An endearing tale told by an author with tremendous talent for writing prose and verse and I enjoyed every page. -- Leigh Haber, HYPERION PUBLISHING

Einstein meets Shakespeare in this love story about soulmates who find the needed chemistry for eternal love. -- David Kane, REVIEWPOINT

I must've just turned a million if Thorne Peters wrote a book without debauchery, erotica and misogyny! -- Jon Lindquist, KLAV 1230 AM

Just when you thought there were no slants left on love stories, from out of the blue comes Cloned Love. -- Gypsy Irwin, HOLLYWODD NIGHT MOVES

The ode of ‘Jack & Diane’ comes to life as this couple holds onto 16 as long as they can. -- Vivica Tetrault, VIVICA'S VIEWS

The song 'Jack and Diane' comes to life as this hippie couple hold onto 16 as long as they can." -- Vivica Tetrault- Vivica's Views

Thorne Peters clearly has tremendous talent and I thoroughly enjoyed reading this novel. -- Leigh Haber- Hyperion

From the Publisher

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Product Details

• Paperback: 270 pages
• Publisher: Legend Enterprise (November 22, 2002)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0970833288
• ISBN-13: 978-0970833280
• Product Dimensions: 8.3 x 5.3 x 0.8 inches
• Shipping Weight: 12.8 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 4.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (24 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #4,431,245 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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26 of 26 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Let me tell you a story...., December 8, 2002

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Lynn Brighton (Cleveland,OH) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Cloned Love (Paperback)

I started reading this book when I got home from work and just finished it here in the middle of the night. And the best thing is that I can wake up and start it again and spend the whole weekend immersed in this wondrous book. No matter what book you read, you'll see reviews that scald it or exalt it. How anyone could find a reason to pan this book is beyond me. I hate to use this word, but it is PERFECT. The characters are done with great care and the time frame never wanders or leaves you wondering where you are. The book spans the hippies from 1966-2006 and the clones from 2062-2106. The author does a great job of keeping things simple. Like when they go to Golden Gate Park for the tri-centennial, it's the same as it is now. The setting is always recognizable. The characters ride motorcycles not fly in space suits. The story is about the couples not the technology. The author makes some interesting points about the cloning situation, but he does it within the flow of the story so it's not digression. In fact it is very interesting considering that everyone is talking clones these days. This is in no way science fiction--it's among the most beautiful love stories ever told. The poetry used to begin the chapters are all masterpieces. They are stunning. Great care was taken to bring this book to life and you can feel it. It is more like a work of art than a work of lierature. I'm so tired and yet I wanted to revel in this feeling a while longer so I trapsed downstairs to my computer to sum up my day spent with Flare and Sunny as well as their clones, Morgan and Peggy. I can't wait to spend the weekend with them and neither will you.

26 of 26 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Nothing like it any genre., December 8, 2002

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Britt Morgan (Little Rock, AR) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Cloned Love (Paperback)

A deeply moving novel. It's so beautifully written and can honestly be called "unique." The poetry is so touching and the story will sweep you away. It isn't just a simple romance novel, there are some great passages about what it will be like for clones. There are some about to be born now and how will they be viewed by society? Many religions are teaching that clones will have no soul. There's a great line in the book about how science has learned how to preserve and prolong life, even how to simulate the Immaculate Conception and now science is going to bring about resurrecting life thru cloning. But it isn't one of those creepy sci-fi books about clones....not even...The love story is all that it should be and more, but that is just one part of it, because the clones of the hippie couple go there own way when they get back together in the 2060s and that's what provides a great rub. This book will touch you and get you thinking, but I have to say again that the poetry is to die for.

24 of 24 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars I'm saved in the nick of time!, December 24, 2002

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Roberta B. (Valencia, CA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Cloned Love (Paperback)

I love to read, so I read all the time. More often than not I am disappointed by the style and content of what I read and my mind wanders. I find myself skipping around to get past the digression and end up losing the plot looking for something to sink my teeth into. Today's authors can best be described as formulaic. They knock off themselves and everyone else in their genre. I've read it all and have no where to go.
But this novel really took me places and touched me. An original concept for a love story; a new wrinkle--imagine that. I'm as surprised as I am elated.

I'm also surprised to see the reviews of his other books harp on the perverted erotica that he writes of, but there was none in this book---just lovemaking amd romance between two people--or four people (that's what you have to decide.) I'm in love with my man for 8 years and I know we'll make it and I would definitely want to be cloned so we could try again in 100 years. When you read this book, you'll want to try it with someone you love too.

Maybe 5 stars is exuberant for a fiction romance novel, but I love it too much to take away a star. I didn't see anything wrong with this book and the edit was great, so I voted with my heart. The parts about what it will be like for clones was relevant, so this wasn't just tripe. The poetry is so loving and so romantic and I was deeply moved by the passages and impressed by the talent of this writer. It has to be pretty difficult to write great poetry and write great prose, because I'm not aware of many who do it this well.

Since this book will make my next book that much tougher to read,I'll read this book cover to cover again before I move on. It's really that good.