Spotlight: Peace and Love
A year or so ago, I had the chance to read and offer some editing advice on a novel that Huskyteer had written. Husky is one of the many talented furry writers whose short stories I’ve enjoyed, and I was delighted to see a novel come from her (figurative) pen. I loved it, and now you can all enjoy it too!
(*NOTE: I picked up a few furry books at MFF and am reading one I got last year. I’m profiling this one now because I’ve already read it, so I can review it. Still waiting to read Slip-Wolf’s The Dry Spell and Arilin’s Saida and Autumn.)
Peace and Love takes place in the rockin’ sixties in a college in New York City, where Roger, a square, is increasingly annoyed by his hippie roommate Frank’s habits, and beliefs, and company. Until, that is, Frank introduces him to a charming linsang named Peace Man, and soon Roger is under her spell, torn between his upbringing and what society expects from him and the increasingly sympathetic hippies he is spending more and more time with.
If you know Huskyteer’s writing, you know that she has a deft touch with character (one reason I’m a fan), and that is on full display here. Everyone is a delight to meet and spend time with, and Husky nails the vibe of the sixties (as far as I know, having gone to college just a bit later). The book is fun, the story appealing, and it was a real joy to read through. If the sixties are your bag—or even if they’re not—I recommend checking this one out.
You can find the print version at FurPlanet, and the e-book at Amazon (it will be up on Bad Dog Books soon if you want to wait to give your money to furries rather than Jeff Bezos).
Huskyteer, in case you didn’t know, did the narration for the recently released Mysterious Affair of Giles audiobook, lending a lovely touch to the Agatha Christie-inspired murder mystery. It takes place in the fifties, not the sixties, but it does also have some romance in it.