There was a touch of the voyeurism in the reading of Love Virtually. (I’m just a little bit perplexed at the serendipity of the two of them meeting on the World Wide Web and without preamble knowing they both lived in the same city… but let’s gloss over that part.) I guess at this point, the blatantly forward side of me was screaming, “oh for goodness sake, just grow up and get it on!” On the other hand, it was very romantic.

They have to be in the same cafe, at the same time and see if they can guess who each other are. Only the plan doesn’t include actually making a rendezvous. I have my doubts that such a wondrously happily married woman would write some of the things she does late at night with the help of a glass or two of wine. Their correspondence continues until they are truly caught up in each others lives. If only we could all end up meeting Mr Right by mistyping an email address. Leo is on the receiving end of an email from Emmi who is writing to cancel her magazine subscription. It is an epistolary novel but instead of the old fashioned pen and ink, the protagonists communicate via email. This is a love story for the 21st Century. Not having read too many translations, I’m not sure if you’re supposed to notice… I didn’t. This English translation is due to be released on 3rd February. Love Virtually has been a huge hit in the original German, selling over a million copies. I also think it looks like I’m saying it’s an “Adult” novel in the sort of X-Rated book way… and I probably wouldn’t be reviewing any of my favourites of those (too much of a minefield describing how it made me feel…!!!).Īnyway, I think the above is fair warning, don’t you? So how do I change tack? Should I just put a warning at the top? But then, I think that sounds like I’m warning you away from the novel and that might just not be the case. I know that a post from me normally means kids/teens. I’m going to be posting here and there about grown-up books and I’m not entirely sure how to introduce them. I feel I should warn you that this is an adult novel.

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