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Touchwood

By: Karin Kallmaker
Narrated by: Angela Dawe
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Twenty-nine-year-old Rayann Germaine, betrayed by her lover, flees in grief and rage. She meets book-store owner Louisa Thatcher, a woman many years her senior, who offers shelter and work...and soon, passion, and a loving place in her life.

But Rayann encounters challenges to this new love - from friends who question its wisdom, from her mother who disapproves of this liaison with a woman her own contemporary, from Louisa's son who learns for the first time his mother's true sexuality.

And there are profound differences between Rayann and Louisa themselves, two women who come from dramatically different places in the spectrum of age and life experience. Their only common ground seems to be the searing attraction that they both try to deny....

©1991 Karin Kallmaker (P)2021 Tantor Contemporary Romance
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KK is such an excellent writer for getting across feelings. I love her books and this has an added interesting dynamic. Audible should definitely record the follow up - Watermark - as it is bound to be another hit. Angela Dawe is a good narrator and I would like to rate her 4.5 out of 5 for her narration here. She brings a lot of positives to the story but, imo, she needs to develop a younger sounding voice for younger characters.
My eyesight is failing and I cannot read a whole novel, so PLEASE AUDIBLE can we have WATERMARK as an audiobook soon?

Another good one from Karin Kallmaker

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The age difference between the characters in this book is primarily used as a vehicle to consider the changes 20 plus years has meant to the acceptance of lesbianism and what that has meant to how lives can be lived. This is a thoughtful and thought provoking read and well worth the time.

The impact of time

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really great story lines of a couple of women who are attracted to each other, really great characters all the way through and really great narration with a happy ending as well Thanks 👍👍

touchwood 👍👍

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Loved this book thank goodness it was a 30 anniversary re release. Probably one of the best books I have ever listened to. A compelling story leaving the listener hoping the ending was what they hoped, and it was even better than hoped. The age difference was realisation of how Lesbians have evolved over my Lifetime. From stereotypes to just being who you want to be.
Will be listening to this over and over.
Thank you Karen.

The wonderful detailed story

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I have never read this book before but if I had it would already be in my top 5! If anybody is going to give a great story it’s worth in narration it’s Angela Dawe. Louisa’s voice is knee tremblingly gooood. Truly outstanding and now in my top 5 audiobooks for re-listens.

Outstanding

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