Love Virtually Original title: Gut gegen Nordwind Author: Daniel Glattauer Translators: Katharina Bielenberg, Jamie Bulloch Language: English "Write to me, Emmi. Writing is like kissing, but without lips. Writing is kissing with the mind." It begins by chance: Leo receives emails in error from an unknown woman called Emmi. Being polite he replies, and Emmi writes back. A few brief exchanges are all it takes to spark a mutual interest in each other, and soon Emmi and Leo are sharing their innermost secrets and longings. The erotic tension simmers, and it seems only a matter of time before they will meet in person. But they keep putting off the moment - the prospect both excites and unsettles them. And after all, Emmi is happily married. Will their feelings for each other survive the test of a real-life encounter? And if so, what then? Love Virtually is a funny, fast-paced and utterly absorbing novel, with plenty of twists and turns, about a love affair conducted entirely by email.
Every Seventh Wave (the sequel to the international bestseller Love Virtually) Original title: Alle sieben Wellen Author: Daniel Glattauer Translators: Katharina Bielenberg, Jamie Bulloch Language: English Love Virtually ends as Leo leaves Austria for America. He and Emmi have still not met, but the intensity of their e-mail correspondence has been threatening Emmi's marriage. Leo returns from Boston and gradually resumes his e-mail contact with Emmi. But he has plans to settle down with Pamela, the woman he met in America. In an attempt to draw a line under their relationship, Emmi and Leo at last agree to meet in person.
