If you want a well-written book with a smattering of American history, rich women with attitude and fast cars, poor women with attitude and limited life chances, live music, cultural commentary, bucket loads of nature and barn loads of shagging, then this is for you. Woman A is a super rich trust fund baby from … Continue reading My Home is on the Mountain by Caro Clarke
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Gold by E J Noyes
Our heroine is a gold-medal grade girlfriend: Olympic champion ski racer, tall, rich, loved by children and animals alike, travels the world with own strap-on. She is also just broken enough: following a spectacular wipeout at Vancouver 2010 while chasing a fourth Olympic medal, she has a metal knee, arthritic ankles and a bit of … Continue reading Gold by E J Noyes
Switchback by S.W. Andersen
Almost impenetrably written, it's hard for me to know what this book is about. In essence, hotshot mountain biker is wild, free and lives on the edge. Hotshot chiropractor is uptight and hides in her work. Mountain biker could benefit from a bit more structure, chiropractor could benefit from a bit more down time. Their … Continue reading Switchback by S.W. Andersen
Snow Falls by Gerri Hill
It's light, but it's worth reading because Gerri Hill can do dialogue and wistful thoughts better than most. She's also quite good at people screwing up, or being screwed up, in quite plausible, human ways. The plot is simple: slightly traumatised writer is living a reclusive existence up a mountain when she rescues a lost … Continue reading Snow Falls by Gerri Hill