The Erotic Silence of the American Wife

by Dalma Heyn
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Publish Date: February 07, 2011
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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 book is sold in the US by Sony Electronics Inc. |||This book is sold in Canada by Sony Electronics Inc.

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Dalma Heyn

Dalma Heyn was a staff writer and articles editor at Redbook, editor-in-chief at Health magazine, and executive editor of McCall's before turning to writing full-time. Her bestsellers The Erotic Silence of the American Wife and Marriage Shock have sold in 20 countries, have been excerpted in magazines all over the world, and were hailed by critics as "thought-provoking," "provocative," "important and revolutionary." She lives in Westport, Connecticut.

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