From the Bookshelf of Tyler Public Library…

[close] Courtney Maum’s comic genius is in full display in her second novel, Touch. Fleeing to France, after her fathers’ sudden death, protagonist Sloane Jacobson, a leading trend forecaster has recently accepted a position to lead the tech industry’s forerunner Mammoths’ annual conference. Anxious about her return to the states after a ten year absence, Sloane is prepared to make some tenuous overtures to her estranged family. Also complicating her homecoming is Sloane’s French partner Roman Bellard, a handsome, neo-sensualist and spandex wearing Zentai enthusiast, who has written a viral NYT’s op-ed piece on the death of penetrative sex. Maum’s brilliant expose’ of life in the age of technology is laugh-out-loud funny and poignant as Sloane discovers that her job and her current relationship is at odds with her belief in the importance of human interaction and her desired for intimacy. Readers will root for Sloane as she strives to reconnect with her family and forge a new future.