Unaccompanied Women - Couverture souple

Juska, Jane

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 0099481294 ISBN 13 : 9780099481294

Editeur : Vintage, 2007

Synopsis

Unaccompanied Women "Before I turn 67, I would like to have a lot of sex with a man I like." This inspired personal ad from Jane Juska drew tremendous response and swept the retired teacher into a whirlwind existence she barely recognized as her own. She relayed her fun and frank exploits in the bestseller A Round-Heeled Woman. Now Juska continues her astonishing story in this much anticipated new adventure. Five yea... Full description

A propos du livre

Présentation de l'éditeur

As a result of what she calls 'the only stroke of genius I've ever had', Jane Juska placed a personal ad in a newspaper, that began: 'Before I turn 67 - next March - I would like to have a lot of sex with a man I like.' The response was overwhelming, and it changed Jane's life. She told all in A Round-Heeled Woman, which Lynne Truss called 'the best book about sex I have read', and which shocked some, amused many and became a bestseller.

Five years later, Jane has, like it or not, become a kind of icon for the post-menopause generation. She's a friend and confessor to women of all ages with poignant, tragic or enchanting stories - unaccompanied women, alone for now but searching for sex and romance. And despite her success, Jane herself is still looking for a man to keep her company - not a husband, not even a partner, but the perfect lover, described by Katharine Hepburn as one who 'lives nearby and visits often'.

So the story continues, looking around at her generation, back to her youth, and forward to... whatever grabs her fancy. And like many unaccompanied women, Jane's also in search of a better place to live. Her current tiny apartment doesn't allow for much in the way of romance, let alone the giant toy box she wants to fill for her granddaughter, born on her birthday and now just two, who's brought another kind of love to her life. But as a sporadic earner on a teacher's pension, she can never afford the dream house.

So the search continues, for love, friendship, sex, a roof over her head - it's what keeps this seventy-two year old author young, and will keep readers wonderfully entertained in this funny, deft and touching memoir.

Revue de presse

"Poses questions that will not go away" (Rhoda Koenig Evening Standard)

"She is...very, very funny" (Kate Saunders Sunday Times)

"Utterly and irresistibly feminine book" (Jeffrey Taylor Express on Sunday)

"She writes it sharply, rawly, truly" (Helen Brown Daily Telegraph)

À propos de cette édition

• Éditeur: Vintage
• Date d'édition: 2007
• ISBN 10: 0099481294
• ISBN 13: 9780099481294
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 272