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Kiss
and Tango
Looking for Love in Buenos Aires
by Marina Palmer
ISBN: 0060742925
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Should you ever give up the fast track?
Could you settle down with the spirit
of adventure still in your blood? And
just how do you say "Mr. Wrong"
in Spanish anyway? Fueled by tango addiction,
the hope of romancing a sultry porteño,
and a one-way ticket to Buenos Aires,
Marina Palmer is about to find out.
Approaching
her dreaded thirtieth birthday -- without
a doting husband, a fabulous apartment,
or children and a nanny -- Marina Palmer
suddenly found herself adrift in anxiety.
She was a successful advertising executive
but was bored by her job. Lasting love
was proving elusive and her weekly visit
to the therapist had multiplied by three.
Then, on a whimsical vacation to South
America, Palmer discovered the passion
that her life was missing. At a steamy
two a.m. milonga, she caught her first
glimpse of Argentina's signature dance
and fell head over heels from the sidelines.
Leaving
behind her fast-track career and her desperation
to meet "the One," Palmer returned
to Buenos Aires to pursue a new dream.
Moving thousands of miles from friends
and family, she arrived in Argentina seeking
a dancing partner, storybook love, and
the tango lessons that might ultimately
help her earn a place on the professional
circuit. Exploring her new city by day
and seducing sexy Argentines on the dance
floor by night, her tango obsession ruled
her life. She'd never been thinner --
tango is the world's most erotic weight-loss
plan! -- more confident, or closer to
her definition of having it all.
From
auditioning for the Broadway hit Forever
Tango, to becoming a street dancer on
the infamous calle Florida, to discovering
just how irresistible the sizzling porteños
can be, Marina Palmer chronicles her exhilarating
misadventures in Buenos Aires in no-holds-barred
diary-style confessions full of adventure,
romance, heartbreak, and steamy sex.
Inspiring,
outrageous, and bursting with passion,
Kiss & Tango is the ideal book for
anyone secretly daydreaming of taking
their own gamble of a lifetime.
Critical
Praise
"Sultry,
sexy and smoldering with desire. Are you
ready to Kiss & Tango?"
--Sue Margolis, author of Original Cyn
"Kiss
& Tango takes us inside the world
of the tango, evidencing how following
your passion can lead to happiness."
--Mireille Guiliano, New York Times bestselling
author of French Women Don't Get Fat
"Tango
isn’t just a dance—it’s
a grand metaphor for sexual pursuit…readers
may well enjoy Palmer’s engagingly
reckless spirit."
--Publishers Weekly
"The
wonderful cover…a retro b&w photo
oozing restrained eroticism, is sure to
catch a browser’s eye."
--Kirkus Reviews
"A
delicious real–life read…This
ballsy babe’s memoir will totally
inspire you."
--Cosmopolitan
"Desperate
for dancing…consider Marina Palmer’s
memoir Kiss and Tango." (Summer recommended
reading)
--Houston Chronicle
"Everything
is exciting in Argentina!…Enjoy the
breathless tone and the author’s
unaffected appreciation for her new life
experiences."
--Booklist
"Fun,
Trashy—and True!…Perfect for
anyone who has ever fantasized about quitting
their job and moving to an exotic locale."
--CBS Early Show (online)
"Read
First Rate Trash: Blaze Through Your Beach
Reading/The Perfect Potboiler for Every
Literary Taste" SUMMER ISSUE Roundup
--New York magazine
"HBO
has shelved SexandtheCity, Desperate Housewives
is in reruns…So Kiss & Tango…seems
ideally poised to fill a gap in the zeitgeist."
--Washington Post Book World
"The
itinerary: a primer on the world’s
sultriest dance and a sensual guide to
one of Latin America’s lustiest cities."
--USA Today
"This
story about looking for love takes you
to exotic Buenos Aires without having
to use your frequent-flier miles."
--Knoxville News-Sentinel
"Written
with such steamy candor, it’s destined
to raise temperatures…an inspiring
story of a woman who dared to want more."
--Pages Magazine
"HBO
has shelved SexandtheCity, DesperateHousewives
is in reruns…So Kiss&Tango seems
ideally poised to fill a gap in the zeitgeist."
--Washington Post Book World
"Palmer’s
effervesence is so contagious that a reader
feels she has actually lived the life.
Armchair tango. Now that’s escape."
--Los Angeles Times Book Review
"Wicked,
dangerous and divine. Beware: Kiss &
Tango is like a siren’s song. It
lures you in..."
--USA Today
"A
sizzler in diary form. This is, undoubtedly,
one of the best beach books of the summer."
--Washington Times
"Kiss
and Tango lives up to the promise of its
sexy title (and book jacket)…It’s
too much fun."
--New Orleans Times-Picayune
"Kiss
& Tango is delightful, and so is its
author."
--Associated Press
"Marina
Palmer…may inspire readers to hop
the first plane south."
--Francine Prose, People
"Smoldering…brutally
honest and often hilarious…this love
story could steam up the big screen."
--Newsweek
"Part
Sex and the City, part Under the Tuscan
Sun…Palmer’s persistence proved
to the locals that foriegners can have
what it takes to tango."
--BBC Radio World Service
"A
sexy cross between Bridget Jones and Stella’s
groove, with fishnet stockings and a Spanish
accent."
--Washington Post
Reader
Reviews from FirstLook
"Kiss
and Tango is just a fabulously seductive
read when you need to get away from it
all!"
--Rosemary (Laguna Hills, CA)
"This
is a great book especially for anyone
who ever wanted to follow a dream. I couldn't
wait from page to page to see what she
was going to do next. You never know what
path you will be shown -- read this book
and get inspired and enjoy the adventure."
--Dana (Murfreesboro, TN)
"Perhaps
this is not the book for one going through
any sort of mid-life crisis. It has a
startling ability to make the reader actually
consider the idea of 'following your bliss'.
The book had it all, humor, purpose, an
adult story-line, thought-provoking situations
and a satisfying conclusion."
--Ellen (Marietta, GA)
"I
absolutely love this book! It combines
traveling, dance, quirky insights, passion,
friendship, and romance. Honestly, I didn't
want it to end. I felt like I just went
on an adventure to Buenos Aires, and tangoed
my life away -- woohoo! What a fantastic
book!"
--Joanne (San Francisco, CA)
"Anyone
who has ever been bitten by the dance
bug (for any form of dance) will relate
to the author's first euphoric reactions
to the tango when she sees the authentic
thing in an Argentinean nightclub for
the first time."
--Vicki (Lexington, KY)
"This
is inspiring book made me want to get
up and dance!"
--Emily (Denver, CO)
"Bridget
Jones meets Carrie Bradshaw in this wonderful
true life adventure! I can relate to her
dating mis-adventures as a single 30 year
old -- always going back for more. I found
myself laughing out loud at the true insights
that she eloquently puts into words about
dating, men, parents and friends -- I
have had these thoughts! This is a great
read."
--Jennifer (Baton Rouge, LA)
"Marina
Palmer writes with a style that leaves
the reader feeling as if they have just
returned from a trip to Buenos Aires and
lures you to fall in love with the dance.
I highly recommend this book to all."
--Fran (Freehold, NJ)
"Did
you ever go on holiday and not want to
come back? That's just what Marina Palmer
did -- she did come back, only to quit
her job and move to Buenos Aires to pursue
her new-found love for Tango. This memoir
was really inspiring. It wasn't an ideal
fairy tale, Ms Palmer didn't gloss over
anything -- yet it still made me sit back
and try to pinpoint the one thing that
gave me a sense of passion. And THAT is
what this book is about. It's about a
woman who finds her passion and, fear
aside, GOES FOR IT."
--Mary (Fort Collins, CO)
"I
loved this book! Funny, absorbing and
well written."
--Erin (Fairfax, VA)
"Where
do I sign up for tango lessons? This book
was a great book to live vicariously through."
--Andrea (Norwalk, IA)
"Reading
this book made me realize I'm never too
old to realize my dreams and sometimes
that it's good to be unconventional. Now
I need to find the closest place to sign
up for tango lessons!"
--Carrie (Springfield, IL)
"Set
up like a diary, most of Palmer's book
feels like you're talking with a good
friend instead of reading. From personal
revolution to a country's revolution,
Palmer's book will keep women turning
pages."
--Penny (Elgin, IL)
"I
hated to see this book end. Marina Palmer
is very articulate and I thoroughly enjoyed
reading about her TANGO escapades. You
really saw how Ms. Palmer grew as a person
throughout this experience."
--Maryellen (Houston, TX)
"If
you like Sex and the City and Desperate
Housewives, you'll enjoy Marina Palmer's
Kiss and Tango about one woman's desperate
search for love, sex, and the perfect
tango partner. Buenos Aires provides a
vibrant stage for the colorful cast of
characters devoted to the passionate dance
of tango. Anyone who has longed to quit
his or her 9 to 5 desk job to follow their
dreams and desires will be amused by Ms.
Palmer's tell-all tale about what it takes
to tango."
--Zahara (New York, NY)
"Kiss
and Tango is unique in the "chick-lit"
genre as it is a memoir -- something rarely
found on the chick-lit shelves. Her narrative
is exceptional -- you literally feel as
though you're on the streets of Buenos
Aires with her (and in a milonga doing
the tango!)."
--Amy (San Francisco, CA)
"Marina
Palmer pours all the love and passion
of tango onto the page so that the reader
can't help but be swept up into her world.
You can feel the hot Argentine breezes,
feel the throbbing music, smell the sweat
and smoke of the dance clubs..."
--Kristi (Tucson, AZ)
ISBN: 0060742925; Imprint: William Morrow;
On Sale: 06/28/2005; Format: Hardcover;
Trimsize: 6 1/8 x 9; Pages: 336; $24.95;
$32.95(CAN)
