MATING IN CAPTIVITY Reconciling the Erotic & the Domestic

Putting X-rated excitement back into domestic sex is the goal of this sophisticated essay by a New York psychotherapist. With its nuanced language and rare insights, the guide displays a rare understanding of relationship factors that can reduce sexual passion, such as imbalances of power, lack of honesty, manipulation, ambiguity of commitment, job stress, children, and cultural or class differences. With an appealing European accent, the author’s speaking style is as urbane as her vantage point. She’s not always the placid therapist—her pace increases and her voice becomes less controlled when she articulates ideas she feel especially passionate about. With insights that are more instinctive than calculated, this learning experience is often astounding. T.W. © AudioFile 2007, Portland, Maine [Published: APR/ MAY 07]