Lush

Lush in name; lush in nature.

Sasha White’s new book Lush is not for the faint-hearted or easily offended. This is a book of three linked erotic stories and has some raw language. But, that’s not all it has.

Lush is the story of three couples who find in each other what they need even if they don’t necessarily know it.

Ms White transcends today’s social restrictions to bring to the reader situations they may have thought of, but were too afraid to ask; living fantasies, if you will, that can be acted out in the comfort of the home, should you dare. Her easy style of writing without resorting to euphemisms is a breath of fresh air for those who are tired of writers not saying what they mean.

The stories of an erotic art gallery owner who thinks she's in control meets her match in a carpenter, a jewellery designer who's shy of relationships finds a man dedicated to her pleasure, and some sexual healing by a massage therapist on an embittered photographer, all hold an element of intrigue that lures the reader to explore the characters and their surroundings without lurid expectations. Each scene is just long enough to keep the reader turning the pages, just to find out what's next...

This isn’t a book with gratuitous sex in it, it’s about connection on a very intimate level; a connection through mind and body. It is an exploration of the sensual nature in all of us. But don’t think it’s one sex scene after another. Each story is built around the characters and the difficulties they face, but as with other stories, they have resolution and a happy ending.

In a clever trick, Ms White’s second story is written from both Mia’s and Dominick’s point of view – just so we can understand how they think, how they react, and how intimacy feels. It’s a difficult way to write a story, but Ms White pulls it off nicely with Dominick’s view especially of interest.

Each of these stories brings to us different characters with different problems to be solved; problems that the reader can identify with.

The stories in Lush are a quick read, but the characters will linger in your mind long after you’ve finished.