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Book SynopsisIn this fascinating book Cherry Potter takes readers on her personal and professional quest for insights into sex, relationships, gender differences, why we feel what we feel, and do what we do. She asks why the lessons of sexologists, such as Kinsey, Masters and Johnson, and Shere Hite, still haven’t been learnt?
Trade Review"What strikes me is Cherry Potter’s openness, how engaging her book is and how much I identify with it. I’ve no doubt this will be a great book for therapists as well as for people struggling to understand their own sexuality. But I suspect its real value will be for encouraging people to be as honest with themselves as Cherry Potter has been." Philippa Perry, Psychotherapist, Author, Presenter of Sex Lies and Lovebites: The Agony Aunt Story (BBC Four), The Great British Sex Survey (Channel 4) and others
"Her writing style is accessible and her knowledge of psycho-analytic theory obvious. I recommend it widely." Paula Hall, UKCP Accredited Sexual and Relationship Psychotherapist, Founder and Clinical Director of the Laurel Centre, Author, Sex Addiction: A Guide for Couples and Those Who Help Them
Table of ContentsPreface; 1. It all begins in childhood; 2. Big changes, entrenched attitudes; 3. What have parents got to do with our sexual relationships?; 4. Love and attachment and why they matter; 5. On women, their fathers, and forbidden love; 6. Affectionate love and lasting sexual desire: Can we have both?; 7. On pornography, prostitutes and sex addiction; 8. On women’s misogyny and self-hatred; 9. On passion, envy, rage and hate; Afterword; References
