Overview
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Narrated by a man vacationing in a remote fishing village on the spectacular Pacific coast of Costa Rica, Strange Love tells a story of disappointments, unusual desires, and the things people will do when their dreams havenāt materialized in the ways they had hoped.
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The man once imagined himself as a great novelist like his heroes Philip Roth and John Updike. Instead, he has spent thirty years working as an exterminator in filthy basements and elevator shafts. The young woman he meets in Costa Rica, Rachel, grew up in the shadow of poverty, loss, and trauma, yet she possesses an uncanny talent for storytelling, the very gift the man himself lacks. Now, along with her sister, she has pieced together a life running the Fragata Lounge, a ramshackle bar on the beach, where their aunt flirts with the American tourist and not-so-subtly reminds Rachel that her youthful appeal is fleeting, her chance to escape this place diminishing with each passing day.
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As Rachel shares her story with the man, he is mesmerizedāby her beauty, the details of her past, and the way she tells of them. Soon he finds himself hinting that he is in fact the wildly successful author he once dreamed of beingāand that he has the power to change her lifeĀ .Ā .Ā .
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Praise for Fred Waitzkin
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āCompelling.ā āGQ on Mortal Games
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āVivid, passionate, and disquieting.ā āMartin Amis, The Times Literary Supplement, on The Dream Merchant
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āSophisticated, literary, and intelligent.ā āKirkus Reviews on The Dream Merchant
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āEngaging and affectingĀ .Ā .Ā . The setting may draw the reader in as much as the characters do.ā āJames Blair, English Plus Language Blog, onĀ Strange Love
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āStrange Love is a hot, smart and irresistible read.ā āHarvey Blume, literary critic
āOne of the things I love most about Fred Waitzkinās writing is his ability to transport me to other places.Ā .Ā .Ā . His stories are immersive and masterfully woven.Ā .Ā .Ā . Rachelās story is heartbreaking. It will take its toll on you. It will find the deep places of your heart and rip at them.ā āThe Plucky Reader
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This book title, Strange Love, ISBN: 9781504066426, by Fred Waitzkin, Sofia Ruiz, published by Open Road Integrated Media, Inc. (May 18, 2021) is available in paperback. Our minimum order quantity is 25 copies. All standard bulk book orders ship FREE in the continental USA and delivered in 4-10 business days.
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