Letters of Note Sex, Shaun Usher
Letters of Note Sex, Shaun Usher
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Letters of Note: Sex

Author: Shaun Usher

Narrator: Louise Brealey, Simon Callow, Crystal Clarke, Stephen Fry, Toby Jones, Ferdinand Kingsley, Shazia Nicholls, Juliet Stevenson, Mark Strong, Shaun Usher

Unabridged: 3 hr 31 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Penguin Audio

Published: 09/07/2021


Synopsis

An irresistible new volume of affectionate missives about everyone's favorite taboo topic from the author of the bestselling Letters of Note collections.

In Letters of Note: Sex, Shaun Usher collects together some of the most noteworthy missives ever written on the subject, from euphemism-laden, flirtatious exchanges and desire-driven expressions of passion to sincere and thoughtful meditations on the meaning of sex.

Includes letters by:
John Cheever, Sigmund Freud,
Dorothy Day, James Joyce,
Margaret Mead, Henry Miller,
Anaïs Nin, Mae West
& many more

About The Author

SHAUN USHER is the creator of the enormously popular blogs lettersofnote.com and listsofnote.com and the compiler of the bestselling Letters of Note collections. He spends much of his time hunting for letters and making lists of things to share. He lives in Manchester, England, with his family.


Reviews

Goodreads review by Mira

As with any compilation, Letters of Note: Sex was a mixed bag of some beautiful prose and funny anecdotes, alongside the expected mundane and belligerent whining of men. However, the main reason for my two star rating was the inclusion of a rather disgusting account by director Dalton Thrombo, to hi......more

Goodreads review by Becky

I wasn't sure what this book was going to be like but I have to say I loved it. It's a collection of letters that are all on the topic of sex - and they really do run the gamut of perspectives and approaches. Many of them are older (from when letter writing was more common) though some are more rece......more

Goodreads review by Chloe

I have a hardbound completion book from the original Letters of Note that sits on my coffee table and is beautiful with illustrations, letters and content. Since the original book, further, add-on books have been created. This add-on is small, contains 27 letters and is for adults only, there is a w......more

Goodreads review by Katy

Wonderfully insightful and humorous addition to the series. I read the first two in the series when they first came out, beautiful hardback versions with copies of the original letters and transcripts, the backstories included - coffee table books and a series that made me feel included in secret his......more