Fiction. "Louise DeSalvo's visionary novel--sexy and smart, fresh and timeless--reminds us that the more women's lives have changed, the more they remain the same. Helen and Maive love their families and their men and their deep, honest friendship with each other. Their story might have been written yesterday, and is all the richer when we learn of its own long journey into the light."--Pamela Redmond Satran "Read this book and meet two ballsy, brazen women whose lives are as captivating as the friendship they share. In ...
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Fiction. "Louise DeSalvo's visionary novel--sexy and smart, fresh and timeless--reminds us that the more women's lives have changed, the more they remain the same. Helen and Maive love their families and their men and their deep, honest friendship with each other. Their story might have been written yesterday, and is all the richer when we learn of its own long journey into the light."--Pamela Redmond Satran "Read this book and meet two ballsy, brazen women whose lives are as captivating as the friendship they share. In this exquisite novel, a new world is imagined in which women--married women--make bold choices about sex gleefully and without guilt. CASTING OFF is a keen, funny, and engrossing portrait of the culture in which we live, and two fascinating characters that fearlessly chart their own path."--Emily Bernard "Subversive, feminist, rich in dark humor and erotic intrigue, CASTING OFF opens up the friendship of two women saved by adultery from the deadening effects of childrearing, tedious husbands and sometimes disappointing lovers. Louise DeSalvo's mordant wit and intelligence sparkle through the escapades of Maive and passionate loves of Helen who, between them, perfect the craft of secret, extramarital sex. DeSalvo uses the beds of New York and New Jersey as pathways into a sexuality that encompasses female power in classical myth as well as daily life. Nancy Caronia's powerful, invaluable introduction situates the novel in a broad spectrum of writing by women. Louise DeSalvo, celebrated as a gifted memoirist and accomplished scholar and critic, has brought us a compelling novel."--Josephine G. Hendin "Once deemed 'immoral' and 'perverse,' CASTING OFF now takes its rightful place on North American bookshelves. Erotic and bold, DeSalvo's novel asks what it means for a woman t
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PLEASE NOTE, WE DO NOT SHIP TO DENMARK. New Book. Shipped from UK in 4 to 14 days. Established seller since 2000. Please note we cannot offer an expedited shipping service from the UK.
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Add this copy of Casting Off to cart. $26.95, good condition, Sold by David Segal rated 5.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Brooklyn, NY, UNITED STATES, published 1987 by Harvester Press.
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Good in good dust jacket. Signed by author. 288 p. Audience: General/trade. 1987 Harvester Press (Brighton UK) hardcover 1st edition 1st printing inscribed on the ffep by the author in Feb 1988 ("For my pal ___ _______, for someone who always takes time. Love, Louise"). Dampstaining on dj and flaps, small fold on back flap, light bump to one corner, a bit of rippling on some pages up front, soil/foxing on edge, else text clean, binding tight.
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