Love in a Nutbag [Paperback]

Lisa Ammerman (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: August 27, 2001

Love in a Nutbag presents a combination of literary and intellectual as well as sexual and romantic interest. The story is a "parallel montage" in the lives of two women -- the modern granddaughter and the dead grandmother, suggesting how the two lives are bound together in a common quest for those epiphanies, or moments of intense (often sexual) fulfillment, that come out of the "nutbag" that our otherwise humdrum and prosaic lives occasionally present to us. The story, while rooted in real life, presents a subtle line between easy-read and soft-core literary with a magical sprinkle of sexual realism. While the novel may well cater to the romantic inclination of the Joanna Trollope reader, it will certainly appeal to the 'thinking' woman -- and man! It has energy and emotional texture as well as beautifully crafted language. The style is succinct, the language evocative -- both sensuous and sensual.

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About the Author

Lisa Ammerman is an American (age 45, BA in English) who spent a number of years living in England (Nottingham), and is a published writer of short stories. Her short stories and articles have appeared in My Weekly, People?s Friend, The Lady, and Amateur Gardener. On the literary side, two stories have been published in Small Press Publications; others have been short-listed in UK fiction competitions such as World Wide Writers. Love in a Nutbag is her second novel.

Product Details

• Paperback: 200 pages
• Publisher: iUniverse (August 27, 2001)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0595197191
• ISBN-13: 978-0595197194
• Product Dimensions: 9 x 6 x 0.6 inches
• Shipping Weight: 10.4 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #7,561,056 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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5.0 out of 5 stars A nutbag of moments of intense (often sexual) fulfillment!, October 31, 2001

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Dr. Charles Muller (The Scottish Highlands, United Kingdom) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Love in a Nutbag (Paperback)

Love in a Nutbag is a novel I'm confident will have a significant appeal for women readers who enjoy novels that present a combination of literary, intellectual as well as sexual and romantic interest.
The story presents a "parallel montage" in the lives of two women -- the modern granddaughter and the dead grandmother, suggesting how the two lives are bound together in a common quest for those epiphanies, or moments of intense (often sexual) fulfillment, that come out of the "nutbag" that our otherwise humdrum and prosaic lives occasionally present to us. In a nutshell (!), the story, while rooted in real life, presents a subtle line between easy-read and soft-core literary with a sprinkle of sexual realism. Though I am not a woman, I personally found the novel enjoyable and compulsive reading, so it may well have a wider appeal; and while it may well cater for the romantic inclination of the Joanna Trollope reader, it will, as I said, certainly appeal to the `thinking' woman -- and man! It has energy and emotional texture as well as beautifully crafted language. The style is succinct, the language evocative -- both sensuous and sensual.

Charles Muller, MA (Wales), PhD (London), DLitt (OFS), DEd (SA)