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Charles Blackstone

Autor/a de Vintage Attraction: A Novel

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Charles Blackstone is the author of Vintage Attraction, a novel published in 2013. He is also co-editor of the literary anthology The Art of Friction and and the author of The Week You Weren¿t Here. His recent short fiction has appeared in Esquire`s Napkin Fiction Project and Lewis University¿s mostra'n més Jet Fuel Review. His short plays have been produced by Victory Gardens and Lifeline Theaters. Recently, he was interviewed as part of Gil Roth¿s Virtual Memories podcast series. Blackstone holds degrees from UIC and the University of Colorado, where he directed the Graduate Reading Series and received the Barker Award for Fiction. He was appointed visiting writer at Shimer College in 2009. Blackstone has taught at Colorado, Wright College, and The University of Chicago¿s Graham School. He is also a ghostwriter, coach, and editor for clients at all stages of the publication process in private practice. (Bowker Author Biography) mostra'n menys
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Peter Hapworth sees Isabelle (Izzy) Conway, celebrated enophile on her TV show and is entranced. Stagnating as an adjunct professor teaching composition to college freshmen, he needs a way to get out of his temporary life into adulthood. He writes Izzy some intriguing emails, they meet, fall in love, and marry within a few months. And then things begin to fall apart. They both have their baggage that gets hauled into their new Mexico town (Chicago) condo, and it blocks the hallways, stumps their toes, makes it nearly impossible for them to move forward, and may be just what they carry out of the marriage with them.

I loved the concept of this book. I've read so many romances written from the female's perspective, that I thought the guy's might be really refreshing. It was, initially. These are complicated people who can't quite figure out how to move out of what has come before, but long to make a life together. There's a lot of good wine information in here as well - I felt like I should take some note cards to keep in my purse, the next time I go wine shopping. I had to put it down about halfway through, however, more because I wasn't interested in going through all the emotional trauma that was ahead. I think this is a good book, just not a journey I was interested in taking.
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mikitchenlady | Jul 10, 2013 |
I've got to admit I was only able to get to the end of Chapter 10 and could not finish this-- the whole no punctuation situation and the forever-running sentences were very exhausting.
 
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neurotoxicdoll | Hi ha 1 ressenya més | Feb 8, 2009 |

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3
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40
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#370,100
Valoració
½ 3.5
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3
ISBN
18