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Sugar in My Bowl: Real Women Write About Real Sex (2011)

by Erica Jong (Editor)

Other authors: Karen Abbott (Contributor), Elisa Albert (Contributor), J. A. K. Andres (Contributor), Susie Bright (Contributor), Susan Cheever (Contributor) — 23 more, Gail Collins (Contributor), Rosemary Daniell (Contributor), Eve Ensler (Contributor), Molly Jong-Fast (Contributor), Susan Kinsolving (Contributor), Julie Klam (Contributor), Jean Hanff Korelitz (Contributor), Min Jin Lee (Contributor), Ariel Levy (Contributor), Margot Magowan (Contributor), Marisa Acocella Marchetto (Contributor), Daphne Merkin (Contributor), Honor Moore (Contributor), Meghan O'Rourke (Contributor), Anne Roiphe (Contributor), Linda Gray Sexton (Contributor), Liz Smith (Contributor), Jann Turner (Contributor), Barbara Victor (Contributor), Rebecca Walker (Contributor), Jennifer Weiner (Contributor), Fay Weldon (Contributor), Jessica Winter (Contributor)

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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.… (more)

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306.7082Social sciences › Social Sciences; Sociology and anthropology › Culture and Institutions › Sexual relations › Women

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HQ29.S84Social sciences › The family. Marriage, Women and Sexuality › The Family. Marriage. Women › Sexual life › Sexual behavior and attitudes. Sexuality

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