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Told in women’s own words, this revolutionary book broke the silence surrounding women and adultery
Dalma Heyn knows that wives have affairs—and why. She’s spoken with hundreds of women who, desperate to break free of their quest to be the stereotypical “perfect wife,” have reluctantly looked outside their marriages to find the pleasure and connection that eluded them. Her extensive first-person interviews and compelling case stories present a nuanced view of women’s sexuality and marriage. Heyn contextualizes these stories with a critique of the cultural expectations placed on women by literature, experts, the institution of marriage, and themselves. Shocking and revelatory, The Erotic Silence of the American Wife is a groundbreaking book as vital to understanding marriage—and its unspoken effects on women’s and men’s relationships—as it was when it was first published. This ebook features an introduction by Dalma Heyn and an illustrated biography including rare photos from the author’s personal collection.
This riveting book shatters the silence about married women and adultery today and challenges every myth about women's sexuality. Based on hundreds of intimate, in-depth interviews with married women who have had affairs, this insightful book may startle you, shock you, profoundly unsettle you, or even, perhaps, inspire you.
Anonymous
Posted January 31, 2012
When I read this book many years ago - something about it struck a cord. I'm not married or never have been, but it thought it had something profound to say. I could not put the book down. Heyn had compiled stories of women and gave them their sexual voice.
Every time it I cleaned and threw things away in my apt. this book would stay on the shelf or get moved around. I just couldn't part with it.
The stories are daring and brave. I don't condone affairs but i understand them. And i thought these women were forthright and honest. Able to express what had been buried for so long. I was open enough to listen to them tell their stories, their joys and their torment and in that i felt deeply moved..
I just don't think women should feel the need to be silent about their sexuality or feel selfish about expressing it. I commend Heyn for compiling these and believing it was worth enough for others to read.
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Told in women’s own words, this revolutionary book broke the silence surrounding women and adultery
Dalma Heyn knows that wives have affairs—and why. She’s spoken with hundreds of women who, desperate to break free of their quest to be the stereotypical “perfect wife,” have reluctantly looked outside their marriages to find the pleasure and connection that eluded them. Her extensive first-person interviews and compelling case stories present a nuanced view of women’s sexuality and marriage. Heyn contextualizes these stories with a critique of the cultural expectations placed on women by literature, experts, the institution of marriage, and ...