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Manufacturer: Outskirts Press
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Binding: Paperback
Dewey Decimal Number: 813
EAN: 9781598009590
ISBN: 1598009591
Label: Outskirts Press
Manufacturer: Outskirts Press
Number Of Items: 1
Number Of Pages: 236
Publication Date: 2006-12-18
Publisher: Outskirts Press
Studio: Outskirts Press
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Summary: Wasted Heart is not a waste of time.
Comment: Follow Austy and Elise on a roller coaster ride of emotions and misunderstandings. I was enthralled with this book. The characters were fascinating, believable, and likable.
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Summary: A well written story and humor
Comment: This story is wonderful. Full of everything that makes for a enjoying afternoon read. Not to mention the humor, I laughed till I cried. What a wonderful personality this author must have to provide that little dry humor throughout the book. If you want an enjoyable read, purchase this book. You'll have fun and get a great story to remember and treasure
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Summary: Great book by Galli
Comment: Galli writes a wonderful story of Austy, an attorney, and Elise, an FBI agent. Austy carries a torch for her oh-so-married best friend, and Elise has to wait for Austy to come to her senses and what's in front of her.
It's a fun book. Austy is a wonderully complicated character--very three-dimensional. She gets into trouble with local criminals, and her Virginia (VA) friends come to help her out. And maybe do a li'l matchmaking at the same time.
Make sure you check out Galli's second book, too, "Imagining Reality." It's not a sequel to this book; rather, it is a parallel story about the VA crew and their loves and losses.
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Summary: Really won me over by the end
Comment: I read the first chapter of this book as provided by the author (a great idea by the way) and while unsure, decided to give it a try. I was interested, in that the book was set in Seattle, and was on the prowl for some more escapist reading. The first couple of chapters were kind of rough, as the author struggled a bit to smoothly establish the protaganist's slightly off-kilter voice, but over the next couple of chapters as other characters entered the fray, and the main players were fleshed out, this book grew on me more and more, ending more strongly than it began, something that you don't find very often.
I'm generally irritated by books where the protaganist is consistently self-destructive, and I was worried going in to this book, given the plot description about unrequited love, but as the book hit its stride for me, my fears were allayed. The characterizations were solid, and supported in thought, action and feeling. There was romance, action, family drama, humor, angst. The emotions seemed real. The love scenes were heart felt. And this book ended up being just a joy to read (well-written, not meandering, fairly well edited). Plus, it gets extra credit for having a scene occur at a Seattle Storm game. I recommend this book highly, and await upcoming efforts by this entertaining author.
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Summary: Thoroughly enjoyable read had me laughing out loud.
Comment: Lynn Galli has writen a smart, funny story with believable characters. We are treated to Austy's trials (literally, as she's an Assistant US Attorney) and tribulations as she settles into her new life in Seattle three thousand miles from her best friend and the woman she loves, or does she? FBI agent Elise Bridie makes an impression on Austy as her key witness on a case. While working on another case they forge a friendship that leads Austy to rethink her life in Seattle and love. Will she stay in Seattle or return to the love, friends and safety of life she had in Virginia? Are either Love or Safety real or just imagined for Austy? These are two of the feelings Austy must sort through as her old life insinuates it's self on the new life she is creating.
Austy is a character for sure. (pun intended) She had me laughing out loud with the inner musings of her mind. I couldn't put the book down and read it straight through. I agree with another reviewer, in that Austy is someone you want to be friends with and hang out with just for her comedic comentary on people and situations. I live south of Seattle, for now, so the landmarks were familiar to me and made me feel like I was right there with Austy, Elise and the others. I imagine hanging out with Austy and the Virginians say at Pike Place Market people watching would be a hoot.
Every great comedic team has a straight man that sets up the funny man. Austy is both, she is her own straight woman while her commentary and thoughts provide the comic relief in the midst of her life and interactions as she opens to new possibilities for herself.
Austy confides in us, the reader, as she takes us along on her journey in and out of the courtroom as if we are a new best friend. I imagine that the story it's self could be water cooler conversation for Austy if it wasn't about her. This book is sure to make you laugh and feel good each time you read it. I've read it twice so far and have told friends about it so they can get their own copy. This ones a keeper!
To Lynn Galli if you read these reviews, First off, Thank You for writing and sharing this delightful book. Secondly, I'd like to see a spin off book about Jessie, one of the Virginians.
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Editorial Reviews:
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Fantasies can sometimes mess up the real thing.
Austy Nunziata has spent two years pining for her married best friend and about the same amount of time berating herself for it. In fact, she's so adept at trying to stamp out her feelings that she could probably write a How-To guide on the subject. One, move 3,000 miles away from your best friend. Two, get a time-consuming job so you don't have time to think about your best friend. Three, hang out with new friends who aren't anywhere as enchanting as your best friend. Four, get involved with a striking woman who is smart, sexy, caring and, most importantly, available, unlike your best friend. Five, hope the new love interest doesn't find out about your pathetic best friend obsession before you have time to replace it with actual life-altering love.
Even following her own step-by-step process, Austy may not be able to redirect all of her misguided feelings. Becoming involved with Elise Bridie helps her realize how pointless her pining has been. But when Elise suspects that she harbors feelings for someone else, will their new found love survive the unrequited infatuation of Austy's fantasies?
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