Lovisa
Lovisa espouses the basic but better concept, that , unlike many movies, (such as Love Story, where people despise one another before finally falling in love), the two protagonists instantaneously "get" one another's integrity and depth, and, along with incredible affinity, very quickly "grow" in love. Throughout the story, they stand up for one another, always, because of this belief – even if the other is losing against any adversary or life in general. Derrick, for instance, supports Lovisa - with tenderness as well as masculinity- through a very likely impending life ending tragedy and her girlfriend's sabotage. Lovisa does the same for Derrick. There are some poems inserted from Smith's prior book of poetry, Lyrical and Lovely Thoughts, into Lovisa to accentuate the plot. The scenario of the story encompasses the Waterloo, Iowa area.
About the author...
J. Kirby Smith was born in Waterloo in 1948 and now lives in Des Moines with his wife, Cheryl. He worked at many blue collar jobs before retiring in late 2015 and attended the University of Northern Iowa in the late 1970's. He loves, sometimes, playing cards for the social aspects and diversion of it; and the mellowness of wine, of course, very much!! Working out is a much slighter thing, these days, because of the current creakiness of his new found antagonistic body. He and his wife are big movie buffs. Some of his favorites are Always, Bonfire of the Vanities, Innocent Man, and The Big Lebowski. Cheryl has astonishing emotional range and this makes the experience even way better. We both despise the idiom, "Have a good one" - oh, come on!!!!.