A LESSON FOR THE LOVELORN
Love in Mid Air
by Kim Wright
Fiction
Grand Central Publishing
March 2010
Lately, men are getting a lot of flack for extramarital affairs, while women’s betrayals are somehow justified by the ever popular lovelorn fan club.
Well, here comes a reality check via Kim Wright’s debut novel, “Love in Mid Air.” The author’s not so subtle message is, “It takes two.”
“Love in Mid Air” is a fictional account of a love affair that puts us “love weary” critics in our places, and dumps the infidelity blame game on just about everyone.
The routine of marriage, housework, parenting, and a book club brings four women together. But the one thing that keeps them glued to each other, despite their differences, is their well orchestrated search for happiness. They want answers.
Can enduring love exist in a marriage?
What makes me happy?
Through Elyse’s eyes, Wright explores love, marriage, passion, and morality with the help of her steadfast bookclub friends. And with the author’s permission, you get a front row seat on sex acts so explicit, you are tempted to reread these passages just for the thrill of it.
The stark contrast between the bond that exists in friendship and the “noose” that strangles a couple in a rocky marriage is evident as Elyse attempts to make sense of it all.
You get a chance to eavesdrop on the emotional and sometimes chaotic lives of Elyse and her friends without getting caught. Lucky you.
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