About the book
One time a boy kissed me and I almost died... And so begins the story of Jubilee Jenkins, a 28yearold woman with a unique and debilitating medical condition she's allergic to other humans. After a humiliating, neardeath experience in high school, Jubilee has become reclusive in her adulthood, living the past nine years in the confines of the Victorian house her unaffectionate mother deeded to her when she ran off with a wealthy businessman. But now, her mother is dead, and without her financial support, Jubilee is forced to leave home and face the world and the people in it she's been hiding from. One of those people is Eric Keegan, a man who just moved into town for work. With a daughter from his failed marriage no longer speaking to him, and a brilliant, if psychologically troubled, adopted son who believes he has untapped telekinetic powers, Eric's struggling to figure out how his life got so off course, and how to be the dad and man he wants so desperately to be. Then, one day, he meets a mysterious woman named Jubilee...
Editions of Close Enough to Touch
- Paperback
- ISBN 9781760294137
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One time a boy kissed me and I almost died... And so begins the story of Jubilee Jenkins, a 28yearold woman with a unique and debilitating medical condition she's allergic to other humans. After a humiliating, neardeath experience in high school, Jubilee has become reclusive in her adulthood, living the past nine years in the confines of the Victorian house her unaffectionate mother deeded to her when she ran off with a wealthy businessman. But now, her mother is dead, and without her financial support, Jubilee is forced to leave home and face the world and the people in it she's been hiding from. One of those people is Eric Keegan, a man who just moved into town for work. With a daughter from his failed marriage no longer speaking to him, and a brilliant, if psychologically troubled, adopted son who believes he has untapped telekinetic powers, Eric's struggling to figure out how his life got so off course, and how to be the dad and man he wants so desperately to be. Then, one day, he meets a mysterious woman named Jubilee...
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What is Close Enough to Touch about?
One time a boy kissed me and I almost died... And so begins the story of Jubilee Jenkins, a 28yearold woman with a unique and debilitating medical condition she's allergic to other humans. After a humiliating, neardeath experience in high school, Jubilee has become reclusive in her adulthood, living the past nine years in the confines of the Victorian house her unaffectionate mother deeded to her when she ran off with a wealthy businessman. But now, her mother is dead, and without her financial support, Jubilee is forced to leave home and face the world and the people in it she's been hiding from. One of those people is Eric Keegan, a man who just moved into town for work. With a daughter from his failed marriage no longer speaking to him, and a brilliant, if psychologically troubled, adopted son who believes he has untapped telekinetic powers, Eric's struggling to figure out how his life got so off course, and how to be the dad and man he wants so desperately to be. Then, one day, he meets a mysterious woman named Jubilee...
What core themes, tropes, or subjects are explored in Close Enough to Touch?
Fiction > Fiction: literary and general non-genre > Modern and contemporary fiction: literary and general
Where can I read a sample of Close Enough to Touch?
You can read an official preview of the few pages here https://www.book2look.com/book/9781760294137
Who is/are the Author/s of the book Close Enough to Touch?
Colleen Oakley
Who is the Publisher of the book Close Enough to Touch?
Allen & Unwin
What are the ISBN numbers for the physical and digital editions?
Close Enough to Touch is available as paperback(ISBN 9781760294137)