Reviews
Read a/k/a/ slowly, savor the deftness with which Robson writes, and let her text work like 'a kiss on the shoulder' that 'unfolds into a bite.', "Ruthann Robson's new novel is a tightly crafted experiment in psychological narrative...It proceeds like a champion chess game---tentatively and with total precision...We learn about each player in flawless, highly aesthetic prose. Robson's literary language is economical and vivid, full of sensual pleasures." - -Lambda Book Report "The author points a compelling picture of two very rich characters who lives are destined to collide...[The story] builds to an exciting peak and by the end the reader is hooked" -- Library Journal "Read a/k/a/ slowly, savor the deftness with which Robson writes, and let her text work like 'a kiss on the shoulder' that 'unfolds into a bite.'" -- Lesbian Review of Books "Slowly tantalizingly, this well-crafted novel weaves the threads of these women's lives together, divulging a bit more background here, a chance encounter there...fascinating" -- Booklist "Robson weaves intrigue, mystery and romance into a compelling tale." -- Publishers Weekly, "Ruthann Robson's new novel is a tightly crafted experiment in psychological narrative...It proceeds like a champion chess game---tentatively and with total precision...We learn about each player in flawless, highly aesthetic prose. Robson's literary language is economical and vivid, full of sensual pleasures." -- Lambda Book Report "The author points a compelling picture of two very rich characters who lives are destined to collide...[The story] builds to an exciting peak and by the end the reader is hooked" -- Library Journal "Read a/k/a/ slowly, savor the deftness with which Robson writes, and let her text work like 'a kiss on the shoulder' that 'unfolds into a bite.'" -- Lesbian Review of Books "Slowly tantalizingly, this well-crafted novel weaves the threads of these women's lives together, divulging a bit more background here, a chance encounter there...fascinating" -- Booklist "Robson weaves intrigue, mystery and romance into a compelling tale." -- Publishers Weekly, "Ruthann Robson's new novel is a tightly crafted experiment in psychological narrative...It proceeds like a champion chess game---tentatively and with total precision...We learn about each player in flawless, highly aesthetic prose. Robson's literary language is economical and vivid, full of sensual pleasures." --Lambda Book Report "The author points a compelling picture of two very rich characters who lives are destined to collide...[The story] builds to an exciting peak and by the end the reader is hooked" --Library Journal "Read a/k/a/ slowly, savor the deftness with which Robson writes, and let her text work like 'a kiss on the shoulder' that 'unfolds into a bite.'" --Lesbian Review of Books "Slowly tantalizingly, this well-crafted novel weaves the threads of these women's lives together, divulging a bit more background here, a chance encounter there...fascinating" --Booklist "Robson weaves intrigue, mystery and romance into a compelling tale." --Publishers Weekly, The author points a compelling picture of two very rich characters who lives are destined to collide...[The story] builds to an exciting peak and by the end the reader is hooked, Slowly tantalizingly, this well-crafted novel weaves the threads of these women's lives together, divulging a bit more background here, a chance encounter there...fascinating, Ruthann Robson's new novel is a tightly crafted experiment in psychological narrative...It proceeds like a champion chess game---tentatively and with total precision...We learn about each player in flawless, highly aesthetic prose. Robson's literary language is economical and vivid, full of sensual pleasures.