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A Round-Heeled Woman: My Late-Life Adventures in Sex and Romance

A Round-Heeled Woman: My Late-Life Adventures in Sex and Romance

Juska, Jane

Paperback

Biographies GeneralWomen's Studies

ISBN10: 0812967879
ISBN13: 9780812967876
Publisher: Ballantine Group
Published: May 11 2004
Pages: 288
Weight: 0.50
Height: 0.70 Width: 5.10 Depth: 7.90
Language: English
Round-heeled is an old-fashioned label for a woman who is promiscuous--someone who nowadays might be called easy. It's a surprising way for a cultured English teacher with a passion for the novels of Anthony Trollope to describe herself, but then that's just the first of many surprises to be found in this poignant, funny, utterly unique memoir. Jane Juska is a smart, energetic divorcée who decided she'd been celibate too long, and placed the following personal ad in her favorite newspaper, The New York Review of Books:

Before I turn 67--next March--I would like to have a lot of sex with a man I like. If you want to talk first, Trollope works for me.

This closing reference was a nod to her favorite author, of course. The response was overwhelming, and Juska took a sabbatical from teaching to meet some of the men who had replied. And since her ad made it clear that she wasn't expecting just hand-holding, her dates zipped from first base to home plate in record time.

Juska is a totally engaging, perceptive writer, funny and frank about her exploits. It's high time someone revealed the fact that older single people are as eager for sex and intimacy as their younger counterparts. Jane Juska's brave, honest memoir will probably raise eyebrows and blood pressure, but it will undoubtedly appeal to the very large audience of grown-up readers who will be fascinated and inspired by her daring adventure.

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