Description: From the author of "Endless Love" comes this funny, yet intensely moving, story of Avery, a man who faces a mid-life crisis at 37. His Uncle Ezra offers to help him get back on track by sending him on a high-end sex tour, and Avery gets his big idea: write a book about the experience.
Brief description:
Scott Spencer is the author of twelve novels, including Endless Love, Waking the Dead, A Ship Made of Paper, and Willing. He has taught at Columbia University, the Iowa Writers' Workshop, Williams College, the University of Virginia, and at Eastern Correctional Facility as part of the Bard Prison Initiative. He lives in upstate New York.
Review Quotes:
"Spencer imbues Avery with a sharp wit and self-awareness, and somehow his account manages to deride sex tourism while at the same time cultivating our sympathy." - Elle
We need more Scott Spencers, writers who tackle the strange business of modern desire with grace, sensitivity and humour. - Globe and Mail (Toronto)
"Spencer imbues Avery with a sharp wit and self-awareness, and somehow his account manages to deride sex tourism while at the same time cultivating our sympathy toward characters who have paid amply to participate, pointing up the pathetic nature of the whole enterprise." - Elle
"Semi-anonymous jet-sex is shown to be a farcical tango between the chronically lonesome and the congenitally greedy . . . Willing is Spencer's rueful requiem for the Playboy-inspired American dream that every man can be a sultan and all the world his harem." - Walter Kirn in Oprah Magazine
"Spencer writes of passion with precision and candor...buoyantly funny...immensely moving." - Booklist