{"product_id":"art-of-sleeping-alone-why-one-french-woman-suddenly-gave-up-sex-9781451696288","title":"Art of Sleeping Alone: Why One French Woman Suddenly Gave Up Sex","description":"\u003cb\u003eIn a provocative memoir, the bestselling French novelist and iconic editor of French \u003ci\u003eElle \u003c\/i\u003edescribes her years of self-imposed celibacy--why she did it and how it changed her perspective: \"A searching investigation into the power of no...a sophisticated bagatelle of a volume\" (Dwight Garner, \u003ci\u003eThe New York Times\u003c\/i\u003e).\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eAfter many years of having (and mostly enjoying) an active sex-life, Sophie Fontanel--beloved French author, journalist, editor, and fashion blogger--decided she wanted to take a break.\u003c\/b\u003e Despite having a glamorous job, plenty of dates and boyfriends, stylish clothes, parties to attend, she wasn't happy and wanted more. Sophie chose to give up her sex life, shocking her friends and colleagues. But what she discovers about herself is truly liberating and raises a number of questions about the expectations of our society. Going beyond the body, her thoughts on what it means to find happiness and fulfillment are inspiring. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAs Sophie experiences being the only single person at dinner parties, weekend getaways, and summer vacations, she muses on what it means to find happiness and fulfillment alone, stringing \"together her narrative in a series of lyrical vignettes...No one has written so sumptuously about celibacy\" (\u003ci\u003eThe Daily Beast\u003c\/i\u003e). Lovely and illuminating, \u003ci\u003eThe Art of Sleeping Alone, \u003c\/i\u003ea major bestseller in France, offers an alternative take on modern-day conventions, making this a compelling read for anyone who has chosen to do things a little differently. As \u003ci\u003eVanity Fair\u003c\/i\u003e says: \"Leave it to a Frenchwoman to convert even giving up sex into an elegant gesture.\"\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eFontanel, Sophie:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - Sophie Fontanel\u003cb\u003e \u003c\/b\u003ehas been an editor at \u003ci\u003eElle \u003c\/i\u003eFrance for more than a decade. A novelist and essayist, she lives in Paris. \u003ci\u003eThe Art of Sleeping Alone\u003c\/i\u003e is her first book to be published in English.","brand":"Scribner Book Company","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50337417003282,"sku":"9781451696288","price":12.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_a7b6cc78-c3a4-4df3-ba98-e136bac16c89.jpg?v=1727962368","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/art-of-sleeping-alone-why-one-french-woman-suddenly-gave-up-sex-9781451696288","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}