Aspen

by Lynn Erickson

A wonderland of sex and sin, where decadence and self-indulgence are a way of life, Aspen is a town where money can buy anything--except love. This is the story of the Connelly family--Matt, a charismatic, scandal-ridden senator, his alcoholic wife Lee, his reckless and selfish son Terry, and his beautiful runaway daughter Beth.

384 pages, Hardcover

First published January 1, 1995

About the author

About Lynn Erickson

Molly Swanton and Carla Peltonen were born in in Aspen, Colorado, U.S.A. on January 22 and September 12. In the late 60s, both newly returned from bumming around the world, they met in Aspen in the Red Onion, an Old West saloon. They were both new brides, wet behind the ears. It was several years later that they dreamed up Lynn Erickson, the pseudonym a combination of their husbands' names. They had read every romance put out in the early 70s and started saying, "We can do better than this." Well, they couldn't, but what the heck? The wrote two fat novels before we chanced onto an agent and made a sale. His first words to them: "The manuscript is flawed, but..."

They published their first novel as Lynn Erickson in 1980. Their early books were historical romances, full of blood and guts and murder, then they turned to contemporary women's suspense. "We've set almost all of our books in Colorado, especially in Aspen, a town where the truth is usually stranger than fiction. Aspen is a character in our books, not just a setting. We love to drop inside jokes about the quirks and fancies of our hometown. The scenery truly is glorious, the mountains magnificent, the skiing and hiking and fishing and horseback riding legendary. We cover the arts, too - the world-renowned music festival, the shops full of museum-quality paintings and sculptures. Southwestern art is big, of course: paintings and pottery and Navajo rugs."

Reviews

[Vittorio Ambrosetti · Rating 2 out of 5]

Non inserisco neanche l'avviso di spoiler perché è tutto evidente già dalle prime pagine.
Ogni evento o personaggio è perfettamente prevedibile: il politico corrotto e assetato di potere, la mamma saggia ma dai modi bruschi, la cattiva ragazza che deve solo trovare il vero amore... e poi, naturalmente: belli i ristoranti di lusso, ma vuoi mettere la cena rustica in famiglia tutti intorno a un tavolo?
Non bisogna avere troppe pretese, è narrativa di puro intrattenimento. Ho trovato questo libro attraverso il book crossing del mio paese e lo rimetterò in circolazione senza rimpianti.

[Diane · Rating 3 out of 5]

It was ok. But I never fell in love with the characters. I pretty much hate almost all of them. The protagonist's mother was an alcoholic, her stepdad was a pompous politician who cheats on his wife, her stepbrother was a drus addict and a rapist who, at the age of 29/32, can't graduate from his college. The main character, however, was a victim of rape. But she is too much of a party animal and out of control.