Oh, I should add it's made me think of bodice rippers in a new light. I know the novel within a novel is a joke, but it's still hot when you think about what our mothers and grandmothers read. view book

This could also be called Diary of a Sad Housewife. First let me say I've now read every word, some parts 2 or 3 or 4 times. ;0 I think I have a good feel for the book (no pun intended) which is smart and funny but serious all the same. It takes us on a guided tour of the writer's wicked imaginat... view book

I haven't commented previously, but I agree with the others that the book is thought-provoking. Last century, you can find ads offering the latest in electrical mechanical devices to help relieve women's tensions, some offered by doctors, some by inventors. Who would have imagined we women would use... view book