Age of Consent

<p class=ql-align-justify><span style=color: rgba(0 0 0 1)>A younger man . . . an older woman-is this the last taboo? </span><em style=color: rgba(0 0 0 1)>Age of Consent</em><span style=color: rgba(0 0 0 1)> offers a new kind of coming-of-age story a novel that questions our rules for romance. High school sophomore Rusty Rasmussen's life transforms when he meets 24-year-old Carla Levy the new teacher at his school. As they bond with each other over a shared sense of social justice and enthusiasm for music underlying passions emerge. Once Rusty turns 16 the age of consent the two embark upon a tender and clandestine love affair that neither will ever forget. </span></p><p class=ql-align-justify></p><p><span style=color: rgba(0 0 0 1)>A poignant love story between a high school teacher and a sophomore. A great read! -Jane Delynn author of </span><em style=color: rgba(0 0 0 1)>In Thrall</em></p><p class=ql-align-justify></p><p class=ql-align-justify><span style=color: rgba(0 0 0 1)></span><em style=color: rgba(0 0 0 1)>Age of Consent</em><span style=color: rgba(0 0 0 1)> is a daring and intimate novel that challenges our assumptions about romance and power. Even more than that it captures the intensity of first love-its risks its sweetness and its lifelong imprint. Mark Thompson gives us a love story that resists easy judgment. What moved me most was not the scandal of the pairing but the humanity of it-the way desire conscience and vulnerability collide. -Sonia Pilcer author of </span><em style=color: rgba(0 0 0 1)>Teen Angel </em></p><p class=ql-align-justify></p><p><span style=color: rgba(0 0 0 1)>Forget the 'Mrs. Robinson' jokes or any 'cougar' stereotypes. </span><em style=color: rgba(0 0 0 1)>Age of Consent</em><span style=color: rgba(0 0 0 1)> presents an unorthodox love story as kindred spirits meet in a high school setting where neither is the other's teacher coach or counselor. The story's brisk present-tense narration reminds us of the experimental Seventies in which it takes place. Sometimes a great love is nourished when a woman invites a young man to transcend his age. That's the mythic essence of </span><em style=color: rgba(0 0 0 1)>Age of Consent</em><span style=color: rgba(0 0 0 1)>. -M. J. Moore author of </span><em style=color: rgba(0 0 0 1)>Star-Crossed Lovers: James Jones Lowney Handy and the Birth of From Here to Eternity</em></p>