Lenswoman in Love - by Kim R Gottlieb Walker (Paperback)

About the Book

Winner of the GRW Maggie Award for best mainstream novel with a strong romance.

Finalist in the Chanticleer International Book Awards/ the Chatelaine Award (for best romantic fiction of the year).

Book Synopsis

Warning: Sex, Drugs and Rock & Roll!

Fearless young photographer Maddy Garfield shoots love-ins and police riots in the turbulent 1960s, and deals with bikers, rock stars, arrogant diplomats, egotistical actors, and enigmatic Rastas in the '70s. But every time she encounters charismatic-but-elusive director Jake Morgenstern, who gave her a mind-blowing first kiss, her desire grows, fueling her unfulfilled fantasies. When she works on a Western Jake's directing in Colorado, will she finally be reunited with her first love?

Lenswoman in Love provides an insider's view of the most colorful and creative decades of the twentieth century. It will resonate deeply with those who experienced those vibrant times - and anyone who wishes they had.

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

"Romance, sure thing! But more than that, Lenswoman in Love offers a rich evocation of another time- 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

"Kim Walker has written a novel that reads like a memoir, and in so doing, has created a work that captures the reality of the music business, the movie business, the business of living during the 1960s and 70s. Her honesty, and her passion for what she does as a photographer are present---as is her intimate physical presence. She spares us nothing---her mistakes, her loves, her body, her combination of luck and talent... As a former denizen of the music business, and as a professor of media studies, I found myself nodding my head in agreement. This is the way it really was."

- Allen Levy

Director of Public Relations, United Artists Records

National Publicity Manager, A&M Records

West Coast Director of Public Relations, ASCAP

Assistant Professor, Media Studies, Chapman University

"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