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Is Della ready to take the plunge?
It’s the summer of 1972: the air is sticky with a heat wave, the Pioneer probe is about to launch its golden disc into the universe, and Della is stuck at the Taj Mahal Motel waiting for her husband Cooper to finish his first loop through a new sales territory while she suffers the world’s worst case of “baby fever.”
Being away from Cooper is bad enough; being stuck at the Taj Mahal is even worse. The buses are never on time, the television reception is lousy, and the promised courtyard swimming pool is closed. All Della has for company is her little pink plastic friend, which is no substitute for Cooper. Or for Cooper’s seed, which Della craves: she’s desperate to start growing a family of her own.
When a work crew arrives to repair the pool, though, Della finds her cravings spark dangerous fantasies. Watching from the balcony, she imagines revealing her desires to strangers, exposing her deepest, darkest needs.
How far does Della dare to go to relieve her desperate ache?
Cornelia Quick 