Coming Attractions [Paperback]

Bobbi D. Marolt (Author)

Book Description

ISBN-10: 1883061172 | ISBN-13: 978-1883061173 | Publication Date: December 1997 | Edition: 1

It's been three years since she's made love to a woman; three years that she's buried herself in work as a successful columnist for one of New York's top newspapers. Helen Townsend admits, at last, she's tired of being lonely....and of being closeted. Enter Princess Charming in the shapely form of Cory Chamberlain, a gifted concert pianist. And Helen embraces joy once again. But can two lovers find happiness when one yearns to break out of the closet and breathe free, while the other fears that will destroy her career?

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Here is a sunny blend of humor and heart, politics and passion-a novel which captures the bliss and blunderings of love.

About the Author

Bobbi Marolt was born in Pennsylvania and upon graduation from high school enlisted in the United States Army, specializing in telecommunications. After an honorable discharge and two and a half years in Texas, she ambled into Connecticut “to go to school.” That stunt landed her between New York State and Connecticut for the next several years, jammed into quality control positions in various types of manufacturing. After a very brief move to Las Vegas, she again resides in New England.

--This text refers to an alternate Paperback edition.

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Product Details

• Paperback: 181 pages
• Publisher: Rising Tide Pr; 1 edition (December 1997)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1883061172
• ISBN-13: 978-1883061173
• Product Dimensions: 8.4 x 5.4 x 0.4 inches
• Shipping Weight: 8.8 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 4.3 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (7 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #2,072,354 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Fantasy and reality, August 24, 2001

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This review is from: Coming Attractions (Paperback)

This book has two plots. One is about a famous New York newspaper columnist who decides she wants to come out of the closet. She arranges for a concert where famous stars from Hollywood and Broadway will perform and then all of them will announce to the world at the same time that they are gays and lesbians. That's the fantasy part of the book. The more realistic plot is about the columnist, Helen, starting a new relationship with a classical pianist, Cory, and whether they will be able to make the relationship work when they want some very different things. Throw in a plane crash that nearly kills Helen and you have the book. It's a short and easy book to read. Not great literature, but a pleasant enough read for a couple of hours.

5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Wonderful romance - Terrific humor through out., December 6, 2005

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E. B. MULLIGAN "Bronwyn" (Tampa, Florida) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Coming Attractions (Paperback)

Contains all the immediacy that living in New York City entails.

Wonderfully drawn characters. I felt Cory and Helen were real people with some big issues to overcome.

This was a perfect book to read in a day. It is a real page turner with lots of twists and turns.

My only issue is Helen's need for Cory to out herself to the public before she was ready. It was akin to emotional blackmail. However it wouldn't stop me from enjoying the story or the characters.

I only regret that I can not find more books by this author.

9 of 11 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars come out, come out, where ever you are, June 9, 2001

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M. J. Lowe "www.mjlowe.info" (Denver, Colorado United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Coming Attractions (Paperback)

Reading Coming Attractions, Bobbi Marolt's first novel, is a pleasant way to spend an afternoon. Well known NYC newspaper columnist Helen Townsend has decided it's time to come out. Out of the emotional hiding she's been living in while recovering from the loss of her lover to cancer, and out of the "passing for straight" closet her feminine looks have allowed her. Come out in a big way.

Just as she begins to plan a major coming out show for herself and a number of broadway and motion picture stars, Helen meets Cory Chamberlain. Cory is beautiful, intelligent, enigmatic and a world renown pianist. Intensely attracted to one another, Cory and Helen become lovers. There are several obstacles on the way to the "Stars Come Out" show. Not the least of which is Cory's cold feet at participating in the show, after she is been offered the position as conductor of a Boston orchestra.

For its length, the plot seems unnecessarily complicated; consequently it sometimes lacks development or follow through of some story threads. And some of the secondary characters are difficult to keep straight (as it were). Marolt is willing to introduce a very powerful issue in the importance for gays and lesbians, particularly prominent professionals in show business, to come out. Yet she doesn't address the complexities of coming out to this reader's satisfaction. Having said that, Coming Attractions is a promising and entertaining first novel. It is interesting to have this "romance" deal with this issue in such a manner. And the ending at show night is fun and touching. Hopefully, Marolt will continue to develop her writing.