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“I couldn’t put it down … like a jilted lover, when I reached the end I wanted more” Danielle Goldstein, Time Out
Love Virtually is a funny, fast-paced and utterly absorbing novel, with plenty of twists and turns, about a love affair conducted entirely by email.
“Write to me, Emmi. Writing is like kissing, but without lips. Writing is kissing with the mind.”
It begins by chance: Leo receives emails in error from an unknown woman called Emmi. Being polite he replies, and Emmi writes back. A few brief exchanges are all it takes to spark a mutual interest in each other, and soon Emmi and Leo are sharing their innermost secrets and longings. The erotic tension simmers, and it seems only a matter of time before they will meet in person. But they keep putting off the moment – the prospect both excites and unsettles them. And after all, Emmi is happily married. Will their feelings for each other survive the test of a real-life encounter?
And if so, what then?
Translated from the German by Jamie Bulloch and Katharina Bielenberg
Love Virtually is a funny, fast-paced and utterly absorbing novel, with plenty of twists and turns, about a love affair conducted entirely by email.
“Write to me, Emmi. Writing is like kissing, but without lips. Writing is kissing with the mind.”
It begins by chance: Leo receives emails in error from an unknown woman called Emmi. Being polite he replies, and Emmi writes back. A few brief exchanges are all it takes to spark a mutual interest in each other, and soon Emmi and Leo are sharing their innermost secrets and longings. The erotic tension simmers, and it seems only a matter of time before they will meet in person. But they keep putting off the moment – the prospect both excites and unsettles them. And after all, Emmi is happily married. Will their feelings for each other survive the test of a real-life encounter?
And if so, what then?
Translated from the German by Jamie Bulloch and Katharina Bielenberg
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Reviews
'Just what you need' Wendy Holden, Daily Mail.
Short, striking and snappily written, Love Virtually explores the brilliant premise of love by accidental e-mail' Henry Sutton, Daily Mirror.
'It's the beginning of a modern romance ... The end is as unexpected as it is inevitable. The book is translated from the German, but the whole thing is tout à fait' Ian Sansom, Guardian.
'it is tense and brilliantly paced' Independent on Sunday.
'A love story for the Internet age and one that will not fail to pull you in - excellent' Shona Lappin, New Books Magazine.
'Perhaps the first great romantic novel of the internet age' Sunday Express.
'A modern romance that feels both fresh and traditional' Rebecca Wilson, Sunday Times.
I couldn't put it down ... like a jilted lover, when I reached the end I wanted more' Danielle Goldstein, Time Out.