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Bliss
Shy and plain, Leona writes books on seventeenth century love poetry, but her own experience of love is meager. Her last affair, if you can call it that, was nine years ago. Into her barren world of manuscripts walks Bliss. He is one step from illiterate, a gap-toothed bumpkin, a hillbilly. And married. He is also physically beautiful, and he does not seem to know that Leona is not."His lips searched hers; her answer was urgent. She reveled in her need. Nine years . . . How could I have gone so long? It is a wonder I didn't rape the janitor . . . But I am raping the janitor. Soft kisses were pressed to her breast, and in the rush of her pleasure, she felt his tenderness. She had not waited nine years, she realized. She had waited all her life."Originally compared to Edith Wharton's Ethan Frome and D. H. Lawrence's Lady Chatterly's Lover, Bliss was adapted into a movie starring Lynn Redgrave.
Book Details
- Publisher: Open Road Integrated Media LLC
- Publish Date: Sep 23rd, 2014
- Pages: 191
- Language: English
- Edition: undefined - undefined
- Dimensions: 8.50in - 5.50in - 0.45in - 0.56lb
- EAN: 9781497638136
- Categories: • Literary• Romance - Contemporary• Women
About the Author
Gundy, Elizabeth: - Elizabeth Gundy is the author of such highly praised novels as Bliss, The Disappearance of Gregory Pluckrose, and Love, Infidelity and Drinking to Forget. She also coauthored the bestselling children's series Walter the Farting Dog. She is married to the writer William Kotzwinkle.
Praise for this book
"A haunting love story: This tale of the love affair between a lonely spinster college professor and a campus maintenance man is heartbreaking, achingly beautiful, and tastefully erotic. The author's imagery evokes the tragic story of a once-in-a-lifetime love that is doomed from the start." --Amazon.com