Description:
The 1960s & '70s through the eyes of fearless young photographer, Maddy Garfield, and her enduring love for a charismatic, elusive director, Jake Morgerstern. A second chance romance set in the counterculture, rock scene, and on movie sets
Brief description: As a photographer Kim Gottlieb-Walker shot everything from classic rock and roll, reggae, and politics in the 60's and 70's to major motion pictures and television shows, including John Carpenter's HALLOWEEN and ESCAPE FROM NEW YORK, CHEERS (for nine years) and Family Ties (five years). As a novelist he has written LENSWOMAN in Love - a novel of the 1960s & '70s, and CATERINA BY MOONLIGHT, a novel of renaissance Florence. Her short story "The Summer of Love" appears in the award-winning WFWA anthology "Feisty Women." (June 2024)
Review Quotes:
"It's no surprise that Kim Gottlieb-Walker's wonderful Lenswoman in Love is as soulful and true as her much-lauded work in photography. Gorgeous with detail and gloriously filled with heart and adventure, this is the literary equivalent of a great song with the kind of magic that lingers for days." - Cameron Crowe, Film maker and Rock Journalist
"Kim was my still photographer for many years. She was a great photographer and she's equally good at writing novels. Lenswoman in Love is a blast."...director John Carpenter
"Romance, sure thing! But more than that, Lenswoman in Love offers a rich evocation of the Sixties and Seventies, from the West Coast to Swinging London- seen through the eyes of a passionate and talented young photographer. Her camera takes her inside recording studios and onto film sets, and her heart takes her on a journey of soulful self-discovery. Read on! " - Steven Rea, author of The Hollywood Book Club
"Maddy experiences the excitement and adventure we all wish we could have had. Gottlieb-Walker lived it. The slow-burn romance with Jake - the boyfriend every girl dreams of having - it's there, too. A sweet, sweet read." -ROBIN MAXWELL, bestselling author of Secret Diary of Anne Boleyn and JANE: The Woman Who Loved Tarzan
"More than just a romance novel, Lenswoman in Love is both a snapshot of a generation, captured with stunning focus and clarity, and the portrait of one woman's transformation into a confident artist making her mark on the music and film industry. ...A rich snapshot of spirited era, unfolding against the backdrop of a sweet romance." Booklife Review
"Gottlieb-Walker makes full use of the first-person perspective to provide readers with an intimate, behind-the-scenes snapshot of the era's film, music, and photography industries...A vivid, immersive tale of decades past." Kirkus Review