Originally published anonymously, The Bride Stripped Bare is by Nikki Gemmell , an Australian author now living in London.
I am not yet finished this book, but from 3/4s of the way through I can say this: Read it. If you are a woman, or are in a relationship with a woman or are in any way interested in female sexuality.....read it.
It is told in first person, as a diary of a married woman. It is primarily about sex, and an exploration of what she thinks about sex, what she wants, what she doesn't want. Nikki says she deliberately made the woman (who is unnamed) conventional, an everywoman so as to make the text more accessible.
I read it and am relieved that I am not the only one who thinks, feels, wants these things. Reading this book is a bit like having a cup of tea with a close friend who says 'yes! that's right!' and 'me too' and 'you're normal'.
...Besides all that, it's also got a fantastic story and engaging characters who make mistakes and learn from them. Great 'adult' fiction in every sense of the word.
Nikki answers questions about Bride here
Posted by jenni at March 28, 2007 10:11 PM