Bibliograph

Sugar in my bowl, real women write about real sex, edited by Erica Jong

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Sugar in my bowl, real women write about real sex, edited by Erica Jong

Language

eng

Illustrations

illustrations

Index

no index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

Sugar in my bowl

Oclc number

670475491

Responsibility statement

edited by Erica Jong

Sub title

real women write about real sex

Summary

When it comes to sex, what do women want? In this eye-opening collection, Erica Jong reveals that every woman has her own answer. Susan Cheever talks about the "excruciating hazards of casual sex, " while Gail Collins recounts her Catholic upbringing in Cincinnati and the nuns who passionately forbade her from having "carnal relations." Jennifer Weiner explores how, in love, the body can play just as big a role as the heart. The octogenarians in Karen Abbott's sharp-eyed piece possess a passion that could give Betty White a run for her money. Molly Jong-Fast reflects on her unconventional upbringing and why a whole generation of young women have rejected "free love" in favor of Bugaboo strollers and Mommy-and-me yoga. Sex, it turns out, can be as fleeting, heavy, mundane, and intense as the rest of life. Indeed, as Jong states in her powerful introduction: "the truth is--sex is life."--From publisher description

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