At A Loss For Words

In a he said she said story the writer always gets the last word. She is a writer established and successful with a full life and supportive friends. Then he walks into a book signing and back into her life 30 years after he broke her heart. This time things seem different. The pair reconnects through emails messages and fragments of conversation. But love leaves her with a nasty case of writers block. Looking for inspiration in the texts around heroptimistic horoscopes evasive fortune cookies and the inane suggestions from books on writers blockshe tries to find a way through the relationship that has seemingly stolen her gift for language. Spinning us through the whirlwind love of her nameless protagonist award-winning author Diane Schoemperlen weaves a stylish innovative novel out of to-do lists and text messages. Exploring the different emotional languages spoken by men and women At A Loss For Words is a charming take on the modern romance warm and witty right through to its surprising and delicious resolution.