The Woman Who Sparked the Greatest Sex Scandal of All Time (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9781481031776)

*****This novel has been given "The Kirkus Star," a distinction that is "Awarded to Books of Exceptional Merit," and has been listed among the "Best Books of 2013" by Kirkus Reviews.*****

Journalist Ishtar Benten is promoted to the most secret department of the News Agency that monopolizes information. Soon afterwards, her erotic-coffee colleague disappears mysteriously, and she starts a very dangerous investigation to find him.

How would you act when Love conflicts with Truth? Which is the sexiest of all possible worlds? Can the news be anything else but fake? 'The Woman Who Sparked the Greatest Sex Scandal of All Time' is a dystopian adventure like those of George Orwell, Aldous Huxley, Ray Bradbury, and Anthony Burgess. At the same time, it is a captivating and emotionally charged novel, and it offers readers high doses of passion, suspense, and mystery.

"This delicately intricate work provides a full dance card of themes: sex, romance, mystery and a grim peek into a devastated future... Touches of wry humor reinforce an already sturdy novel... A virtuosic, erotic sci-fi debut." -Kirkus Reviews

"The wonderful and powerful imagination of the author brings all the characters and the situations they find themselves in very real and believable." -The Scribes Library

"A novel that can teach us how to rebel against the colonisation of the mind." -Bert Olivier, Thought Leader

"The writing is beautiful, erotic, poetic, intense, imaginative, intelligent - and gripping enough that I could barely put it down... Ultimately, this is one of the most delightful books I've ever read." -Francis James Franklin (Alina Meridon) Literary Blog

"Despite its steamy tone, it is, in fact, a thoughtful work of philosophy - not vulgarity - that explores and humanises the universality of love, justice, faith and consequentiality." -Self Publishing Magazine

"Compelling stuff, getting better as the book goes on, and a brilliant way to end the book too." -YeahYeahNoh, Amazon.uk top 1000 reviewer

"I haven't read such a good book in a long time. It is poetic and written as a literary piece where writing is a form of art. Yes, there are a few explicit sex scenes, but they are meant to complement the plot and give the character depth. They carry the reader into Ishtar's imagination as a sex writer, as well as into the personalities of the people she encounters... I recommend this book for both the content that makes you think and the author's talent with words that make you read a sentence twice just for the beauty of it." -Readers' Favorite

"This book is absolutely amazing. It took me a couple of chapters to get into it, but once I did I could not put it down, I was simply absorbed by it and it was in my head even when I was not reading it... Yes, there is lots of sex in it. And sometimes it is more bizarre than anything, but this is because sex in this book isn't simply sex. It is a metaphor... We see the battle of love/sex vs. hate/violence, the manipulation of society by the media, the control by politics, the question of whether what we hear is reality and if the lies we are told benefit us... I also would like to mention author's brilliant narrating style. The words used bring the depth, the atmosphere, the juiciness, the feelings, the excitement. It is absolutely beautiful." -Ira Therebel on Goodreads

This paperback edition is the complete and unabridged version of the novel.

Check out the free sample to discover a very special book. The novel is recommended for ages 16+. It contains unconventional descriptions of explicit sex. As the Author discusses in the blog denouncecensorship.blogspot.com, such content does not deserve any kind of censorship or adult filter. If you prefer to avoid such descriptions, you may want to check out an abridged version of the novel at amazon.com/dp/B00LYEWGHQ.

Author: Eli Yaakunah
ISBN-10: 1481031775
ISBN-13: 9781481031776
Publisher: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
Language: English
Published: 02/25/2013
Pages: 230
Format: Paperback
Weight: 0.69lbs
Size: 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.48d

Review Citation(s):
Kirkus Reviews 05/01/2013
Kirkus Best Indie Books 12/15/2013 pg. 57