{"product_id":"a-round-heeled-woman-my-late-life-adventures-in-sex-and-romance-9780812967876","title":"A Round-Heeled Woman: My Late-Life Adventures in Sex and Romance","description":"\"Round-heeled\" is an old-fashioned label for a woman who is promiscuous--someone who nowadays might be called \"easy.\" It's a surprising way for a cultured English teacher with a passion for the novels of Anthony Trollope to describe herself, but then that's just the first of many surprises to be found in this poignant, funny, utterly unique memoir. Jane Juska is a smart, energetic divorc e who decided she'd been celibate too long, and placed the following personal ad in her favorite newspaper, The New York Review of Books: \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eBefore I turn 67--next March--I would like to have a lot of sex with a man I like. If you want to talk first, Trollope works for me. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThis closing reference was a nod to her favorite author, of course. The response was overwhelming, and Juska took a sabbatical from teaching to meet some of the men who had replied. And since her ad made it clear that she wasn't expecting just hand-holding, her dates zipped from first base to home plate in record time. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eJuska is a totally engaging, perceptive writer, funny and frank about her exploits. It's high time someone revealed the fact that older single people are as eager for sex and intimacy as their younger counterparts. Jane Juska's brave, honest memoir will probably raise eyebrows and blood pressure, but it will undoubtedly appeal to the very large audience of grown-up readers who will be fascinated and inspired by her daring adventure.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eJane Juska \u003c\/b\u003ewas born in 1933 and educated at the University of Michigan and the University of California at Berkeley. She was a teacher of English in high school for more than thirty years, in college for five, and in prison for five. Her memoir, \u003ci\u003eA Round-Heeled Woman\u003c\/i\u003e, about her late-life adventures in love and sex, was both a \u003ci\u003eSan Francisco Chronicle\u003c\/i\u003e bestseller and a national sensation; it inspired a one-woman show starring Sharon Gless that was performed in the United States and London. Juska's essays have appeared in \u003ci\u003eVogue\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eSelf\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eGood Housekeeping\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eRedbook\u003c\/i\u003e, the \u003ci\u003eHuffington Post\u003c\/i\u003e, and online at \u003ci\u003eByliner \u003c\/i\u003eand \u003ci\u003eShebooks\u003c\/i\u003e. She is also the author of a second memoir, \u003ci\u003eUnaccompanied Women\u003c\/i\u003e, and lives in Chester, California. \u003ci\u003eMrs. Bennet Has Her Say\u003c\/i\u003e is her debut novel.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Ballantine Group","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50845466362130,"sku":"9780812967876","price":13.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_836cc927-a7c3-4bc3-b908-5953a3de9ea0.jpg?v=1737351655","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/a-round-heeled-woman-my-late-life-adventures-in-sex-and-romance-9780812967876","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}