Wide Open, Gracie X
Wide Open, Gracie X
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Wide Open
My Adventures in Polyamory, Open Marriage, and Loving on My Own Terms

Author: Gracie X, Carol Queen

Narrator: Alexandra Shawnee

Unabridged: 11 hr 27 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Tantor Media

Published: 05/26/2020


Synopsis

Gracie X—a suburban mother of two—has been married to her loving husband, Hank, for twenty-five years. The problem is that their once-vibrant sex life has shriveled to nothing. Meanwhile, she has fallen in love with another man, for whom she has an overwhelming physical yearning. Frustrated and conflicted but determined not to give up her hard-won home life and wonderful husband, she is desperate for a creative solution. Can she somehow keep both men in her life without resorting to divorce or dishonesty? A friend introduces Gracie to polyamory: loving and being faithful to more than one person at a time.

In her candid and provocative memoir, Wide Open, Gracie details the years she has spent exploring the poly lifestyle and creating her "chosen family." A fiercely intelligent feminist, she challenges traditional ideas about monogamy, fidelity, and sexuality. From swinger parties and strip clubs to sex toys and pornography, this is an edgy and thought-provoking read. Yet erotica and tenderness share space here, with Gracie's true love for both Hank and Oz—as well as her two children—coming through very clearly.

Wide Open reveals—with humor, integrity and heart—how one woman blended love, sex and marriage in unconventional ways and found the fulfillment she was looking for.

About Gracie X

Gracie X is a writer, actress, and director. She lives in Northern California.


Reviews

Goodreads review by Christy Wilson on January 09, 2016

I've put off writing this review, simply because I'm not sure how to write it. The book stirred all kinds of feelings in me, as a divorced woman in her 40s who has had marriages fail, and multiple relationships fail. Wide Open tells the story of Gracie, who has been married many years to Hank. From m......more

Goodreads review by João on October 09, 2015

This was such a hard read, for a variety of reasons. It gets 3.5 stars from me! I agree with other reviewers that the best thing is Gracie's "unabashed drive to have it all". "All" is, for most of the book, sex. Now, as a sex-positive person, there's nothing wrong with that, but Gracie appears to hav......more

Goodreads review by Elyse on May 01, 2017

I thought this was going to be interesting but it was kind of trashy. I know nothing of polyamory but I honestly don't think she's practicing polyamory. She's not sleeping with her husband anymore and she's only sleeping with Oz. That's not polyamory. That's just too lazy/cheap for a divorce. And it......more