Bliss
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Book Overview
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.
Format:Paperback
Language:English
ISBN:1497638135
ISBN13:9781497638136
Release Date:September 2014
Publisher:Open Road Integrated Media LLC
Length:191 Pages
Weight:0.56 lbs.
Dimensions:0.5" x 5.5" x 8.5"
Customer Reviews
2 ratings
Very moving, original love story between an unlikely pair
Published by Thriftbooks.com User , 25 years ago
I loved this book and can't believe it's out of print. It will get you hooked on fiddleheads too.
Haunting love story
Published by Thriftbooks.com User , 27 years ago
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.
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