Three and a Half Virgins A Novel by John Blumenthal
"Three and a Half Virgins" is a suspenseful, sometimes erotic tale of love, romance, deceit and redemption, a story told with irony and a dash of humor that considers the following question:If you’re a woman, how would you react if the man who broke your
heart twenty years ago suddenly showed up on your doorstep to apologize? And if you happen to be that man,
what would motivate you to do something that bold and unpredictable, and what
would you expect to happen? And will sexual sparks be re-ignited after twenty years?
It all
begins when our hapless hero’s wife leaves him for the guy up the block. After a mostly unsuccessful foray into the world of Internet dating, he finds himself revisiting his past. Engulfed by nostalgia, and sexual fantasies, he's suddenly gripped by pleasant memories of three old flames -- Laura, Samantha and Molly -- all of whom happened to have been virgins when he met them twenty years before. But the warm refuge of the past soon gives way to icy reality when he confronts the sobering details of how maliciously he tricked, seduced and broke each of their hearts. Overcome by remorse and tantalized by curiosity, he finds a way to reshape his past. Which, if any of the virgins will our hero end up with after his quest? The answer will surprise you, as "Three and a Half Virgins" transports you back and forth through time, and ultimately suggests that the past"Written in such a fresh style that you practically
expect the typeface to rub off your fingers like wet ink. Blumenthal has a Woody
Allen-like ear for dialogue."--The Kindle Book
Review
"Blumenthal has a jaundiced eye and a wonderfully ironic style" -- L.A. Daily News "... a fun dive into one man's
past... Very much recommended." -- The Midwest Book Review "Reminded me of the cult classic
High Fidelity by
Nick Hornby -- The
Book Nook Club "...falls somewhere between "American Pie," "Crazy, Stupid Love" and "The Forty Year-Old Virgin." A true pleasure to read -- Daniel Boucher, The NovelBlog "If you mine this brilliantly
written story down to its core, you'll find a message on the value of repentance
and forgiveness in our shared world."
Roger Wright -- Fictionique "A delightful tale about a man's personal journey to understand his past. Highly recommended." -- Great Minds Think Aloud Book Club
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