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Amorous Woman (Neon) (Paperback)

by Donna George Storey (Author)
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  • Paperback: 352 pages
  • Publisher: Orion (30 Aug 2007)
  • Language English
  • ISBN-10: 1905619170
  • ISBN-13: 978-1905619177
  • Product Dimensions: 17.2 x 11 x 2.4 cm
  • Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (6 customer reviews)
  • Amazon.co.uk Sales Rank: 694,068 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

Product Description

Liza Dalby, Author of Geisha and The Tale of Murasaki

In turns funny, insightful, and always erotic, this novel follows the sexual adventures of beautiful blonde Lydia through a modern Japanese male landscape. Donna Storey's eye and nose for the redolent detail is a treat for all the senses as she spins her tale into a savory concoction not unlike the "cooked-to-your-liking" pancake of cabbage, egg, and smoky fish sauce called okonomiyaki that serves as the heroine's comfort food. An Amorous Woman is literary erotica at its best.


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In turns funny, insightful, and always erotic, this novel follows the sexual adventures of beautiful blonde Lydia through a modern Japanese male landscape. Donna Storey's eye and nose for the redolent detail is a treat for all the senses as she spins her tale into a savory concoction not unlike the "cooked-to-your-liking" pancake of cabbage, egg, and smoky fish sauce called okonomiyaki that serves as the heroine's comfort food. An Amorous Woman is literary erotica at its best. (Liza Dalby Author of Geisha and The Tale of Murasaki )

AMOROUS WOMAN is definitely arousing but it is much more than a light-hearted bedroom romp through Japan. It is a believable and moving tale of one woman's journey of sexual self-discovery. I enjoyed Amorous Woman more than any erotic novel I've read in a long while. (Lisabet Sarai The Erotica Readers and Writers Association )

Focusing on sex in Japan is a great departure from the more usual erotic scenes and I certainly enjoyed getting a peek into such a different culture. Storey clearly has a love for and an interest in this land, and that comes through with her writing. A piece of erotica that works equally well story-wise and for an insight into a whole other life makes this a great addition to your erotic bookshelf. I have no doubt I'll be rereading this in the future. (Field Marshall MacBirdie LoveHoney )

Like her heroine, Donna George Storey has lived and worked in Japan andtheres a freshness to the descriptions and a coming to terms with her needs and desires which lifts her beyond the two-dimensional. A highly enjoyable read. (Elizabeth Coldwell UK Forum )

Amorous Woman by Donna George Storey is a work of elegant eroticism with a very special perspective on elements of Japanese culture that is related with a blend of humor, social critique, and literary skill that is impressive from beginning to end. (Margaret Lane MIDWEST BOOK REVIEW )

Written with sparse but passionate prose, Amorous Woman is the kind of book that demands you slow down and savor exactly how good erotica should be written.' (Gwen Masters CLEAN SHEETS.COM )

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5.0 out of 5 stars Sexy, fast read! Hot!, 2 Feb 2008
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The cover of the erotic novel Amorous Woman has a seductive-looking Japanese woman tempting you to come hither and read the story that is clearly for "adults only" (as the cover warns). The prologue has the title character, Lydia, looking at her reflection in an airport mirror and swearing off sex in any form as she departs Japan for the United States, her homeland. Lydia isn't Japanese--she's a blonde American--but the reflection she sees (or imagines she sees) could very well be the Japanese woman from the book's cover. Lydia is in love with Japan, and her move there was an attempt not just to become Japanese, but to become part of Japan itself. Yet she'll always be a gaijin, a foreigner.

Lydia had moved to Japan to teach English, and to immerse herself in the Japanese culture. What follows is her sexual awakening, one that is driven by a fantasy life that barely stays one step ahead of Lydia's sexual reality. In fact, one feeds off the other. And don't forget, this is an erotic novel, and nothing is left to the reader's imagination. Yet, Amorous Woman is so much more than just the sex. Lydia's sexuality awakens, true, but so does her yearnings for romance, her lost father, and for just plain more out of life. This leads to a self-destructive lifestyle, as far as relationships go, that escalates to a point of no return.

The book begins with Lydia back in the States, telling her story to two young men who are her students (now she's teaching Japanese to Americans set to work in Japan). We get to hear the story along with them, and learn what happened to drive her out of the adopted country she loves. And what a story! Author Donna George Storey holds a Ph.D. in Japanese literature from Stanford, and like her character Lydia, spent time in Japan teaching English. She knows the territory. Storey's writing is very descriptive, and brings you right into Lydia's fantasy world of Japan. From the traditional marriages, to the fine restaurants (serving exotic, dangerous dishes like fugu), to the "love hotels" where married people go to cheat on their spouses and live out their wildest fetishes, to the hot springs resorts in the mountains north of Tokyo:

"The bathhouse was deserted, the water smooth and glassy. Hot spring baths in Japan usually follow a guiding fantasy, transporting the bather to a rocky grotto, a tropical garden or terrace with the perfect view of Mount Fuji, even if the mountain itself is an image set in mosaic tile. This inn was more ambitious than most. The soaring cross-beamed ceiling, glowing pedestal lanterns, and swimming pool-sized cedar tub brought to mind the cathedral of a cult that worshipped both purity and indulgence. I was more than eager to make my own offering on its altar."

Lydia affairs aren't only with the men of Japan, but with Japan itself. And we get to go along for the ride. But what eventually makes the love affair end, what drives her back into the arms of America? What happened in Japan to have her swear off sex forever? The answer to those questions is why this book is a page turner--and not just because of the hot, steamy sex scenes.

But does the Amorous Woman really change her ways when she gets back to the States, and live a chaste life? Or will the old pull of sex draw her back into a self-destructive lifestyle? Will she ever find love again? Will the two young businessmen she is telling the story to revive her amorous ways by the end of the tale?

Maybe this isn't the last we've heard from the Amorous Woman. It's definitely not the last we've heard from Donna George Storey.
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5.0 out of 5 stars Erotic Fiction at its Finest, 3 Jan 2008
I've been a fan of Donna George Storey's erotic fiction for many years now.

I've seen her short stories in several of the most prestigious anthologies, and she always delivers a sexy narrative with strong characters and a cleverly twisted plot.

Amorous Woman is Donna's first full length title and it doesn't disappoint. The writing is fluid; the central character's journey of discovery through Japan is skilfully documented; and the whole experience is well worth enjoying.
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5.0 out of 5 stars Smart Sexy International Relations, 5 Dec 2007
Amorous Woman is a marvelous debut novel from the noted short story author Donna George Storey that appeals on many levels. Spicy scenes pepper the compelling storyline, drawing the reader in to share all types of exotic adventures - some as fantasy and some as real as everywoman's life story. Providing a distinctive view of Japanese cultural quirks, a young woman's hopes and heartaches, and the search for true love and romance, Amorous Woman leaves you rooting for the smart, passionate Lydia, knowing that she will never let you down.
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5.0 out of 5 stars A Love Affair with Japan
Donna George Storey's Amorous Woman is extraordinary. I don't know too many other novels that manage to be so thoughtful, exciting, arousing and just plain fun to read all at the... Read more
Published 23 months ago by J. T. Anderson

5.0 out of 5 stars Highly recommended!
The cover of AMOUROUS WOMAN promises a sexy read. The book is that, and so much more. Donna George Storey is a gifted storyteller. Her voice is both lyrical and immediate. Read more
Published on 29 Oct 2007 by Avid book reader

5.0 out of 5 stars Amorous, clever, erotic and fun
Donna George Storey has written a book in which escapism (to Japan in this case) and hot and gritty realism (in the sexual sense) run hand in hand through the pages. Read more
Published on 18 Oct 2007 by Kay Sexton

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