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| ISBN: | 9780991778 |
| Edition Language: | English |
Helen Argiro
Paperback | Pages: 255 pages Rating: 3.43 | 90 Users | 24 Reviews
Details Containing Books Tales of Sex & Suburban Lunacy
| Title | : | Tales of Sex & Suburban Lunacy |
| Author | : | Helen Argiro |
| Book Format | : | Paperback |
| Book Edition | : | 1st |
| Pages | : | Pages: 255 pages |
| Published | : | February 8th 2013 by Women's Free Press (first published February 6th 2013) |
| Categories | : | Womens Fiction. Chick Lit. Fiction. Short Stories |
Description Toward Books Tales of Sex & Suburban Lunacy
Tales of Sex & Suburban Lunacy picks up where the fairytale ends and the “…ever-after” begins.In an affluent town just north of Toronto a different kind of suburbanite has emerged. Well educated successful Gen X-ers with a misguided sense of entitlement, an insatiable appetite for luxury goods and a set of lifestyle choices that includes everything from Dr. Bernstein diets and recreational drug misuse, to the bizarre antics of the sexually deviant and scandalously promiscuous.
And in the mix of dating, mating and moral dysfunction you’ll meet characters like Nina, forty-four, the divorced mother
of twins who accidentally stumbles from one mortifying encounter to another in an effort to end a two-year long sexual drought. Madeline, fifty-two, single and stuck in online dating purgatory with a collection of horror stories acquired during her quest to find true love and join the ranks of the married middle-class. Jeannie, a forty-year-old TV producer and single mom with a gifted son, a sexy sadistic lawyer for an ex-husband and a gynecologist that is convinced Jeannie is a closet lesbian.
So welcome to a place where illicit sex is plentiful, romantic love is as elusive as smoke, and where life is part comedy of communal errors and part tragic milieu of the corrosively ambitious. Welcome to the suburbs!
Rating Containing Books Tales of Sex & Suburban Lunacy
Ratings: 3.43 From 90 Users | 24 ReviewsNotice Containing Books Tales of Sex & Suburban Lunacy
i won this book in a goodreads giveway, i really enjoyed it, the characters were relatable and the stories were mostly funny but not too over the topAfter graduating from York University with a Double Honours BA in English Literature and Creative Writing, Helen spent seven years in the movie business as a screenwriter and feature film director. She has been writing stories since the age of four. Tales of Sex & Suburban Lunacy is her first book. Helen lives in Unionville, Ontario with her dog Capote.
First, I wanted to thank Goodreads & Women's Free Press for the Advance Reading Copy signed by Helen Argiro. I thought this book was funny & creative. I could relate to several of the different stories. I liked how I wasn't sure where each chapter was going. I had a little trouble following the few main character's personal stories due to the jumping around of their friends stories. Other than that I really enjoyed this book. I think Helen Argiro did a wonderful job with her 1st book. I
I finished this book in one day. It made me laugh out loud on quite a few occasions. I have read the other reviews of this book and I can see that some people just didn't understand the short story style it has been written in. It is written just like good gossip throughout, which may be an unusual style of writing but I found it to be unique and refreshing. Maybe you have to be familiar with Unionville to understand, or maybe there are other towns that are similar. Whatever the case, this would
Thank you so very much for choosing me to read your book!!
Sex & Suburban Lunacy is an obscure gem, guilty pleasure and farcical satire all rolled into one. As the title indicates, there is no shortage of sex in this book, however, its not flavour-of-the-month mommy porn strung together by bad writing and endless clichés which is what appears to be popular at the moment these days. This author can actually write. Even the sex -- which is a difficult thing for even some of the best writers -- is presented in a way that avoids the formulaic repetition
Tales of sex & suburban lunacy was with its stories like a great bag of pick a mix, so many flavours.Never knew what next chapter was gonna taste like.It wasn't difficult to relate to these stories and if it wasn't Toronto it could have been London or any other suburb with its divorcees,middle-aged men or upcoming actors.Hilarious and thought provoking at the same time, it felt like i was there.
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