This is the fourth promised peak at A Hook in the Sky, a "quintessential boomer novel" as it has been called by several reviewers. For Amazon reviews (23), click here and Goodreads (20) are here.
This time, I thought I'd show you the sensual side of A Hook in the Sky. By now, if you follow this blog, you know the book is about Robert, a retiree-turned-artist to the dismay of his much younger wife. They fight, they separate, other women enter his life, and one in particular, called Nour. She is young, beautiful and deeply troubled. Since he's an artist, he paints her in the nude:
And here is the scene in the book describing Robert at work on her portrait:
They rarely spoke to each
other, there was nothing to say. He never discovered what interested her, and
never understood what she saw in him – perhaps the charm of an older man?
This time, I thought I'd show you the sensual side of A Hook in the Sky. By now, if you follow this blog, you know the book is about Robert, a retiree-turned-artist to the dismay of his much younger wife. They fight, they separate, other women enter his life, and one in particular, called Nour. She is young, beautiful and deeply troubled. Since he's an artist, he paints her in the nude:
And here is the scene in the book describing Robert at work on her portrait:
For Robert, painting was
another way to make love to Nour.
On the canvas, his
brushes longingly caressed her breasts, her belly, her
thighs. He looked for the exact hue of her flesh, the shine of her hair falling
over her eyes. He arranged her in different pauses, multiplying the pleasure of
taking her in with his painter’s eyes. There was something slow and feline
about her, the way she crouched on the floor, all naked, and looked up at
him in defiance, like a cat.
He painted her in that crouching position and was certain it
was the best female nude he had ever done.
He loved her physically,
he loved her with his eyes. He had never loved a
woman so.
Sneaky peak? Yeah! But I must confess: this is an abridged version, slightly sanitized for Web consumption. You get the real thing (a little steamier, oh yes) in the book!
For other fascinating Boomer lit reads, go to Boomer Lit Friday website where
authors participating in the Blog Hop have listed links to their own
site and boomer book. Have a happy Boomer lit week-end!
Related: Three Previous Peaks at A HOOK IN THE SKY and an article on Boomer lit in a major online magazine
Discover Boomer lit in an Easy Fun Way every Friday(claudenougat.blogspot.com)
Friday Boomer Lit: Another Peak at A HOOK IN THE SKY(claudenougat.blogspot.com)
Friday Boomer Lit: Third Peak at A HOOK IN THE SKY(claudenougat.blogspot.com)
Boomer Lit Featured on Major Publishing Industry Magazine(claudenougat.blogspot.com)
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