Product Description
Sidonie Graham got married and allowed her husband Frank to be the center of her universe -- until the day she suddenly realized she was overweight, unhappy, and desperate to be free.
At the urging of her bold, outspoken Aunt Claudia, Sidonie begins reclaiming her life. Unfortunately, the marriage and subsequent divorce have left Sidonie feeling misshapen and ugly, even when she no longer is.
So when she meets Michael Quinn, producer of what he prefers to call "erotic films," she's primed to fall into something that can only end badly. And it does. Because Michael Quinn wants to make his dream of producing a "legitimate film" come true and Sidonie is perfect for the leading role.
But is Michael Quinn's dream film art or pornography? And does it matter if the end result is the loss of a rather naive, lonely woman's innocence?
It's a painful, humiliating learning experience for Sidonie, but she does learn. And, having discovered unsuspected strength within herself, she is at last prepared to stake a claim on her future and pursue her own dreams.
At the urging of her bold, outspoken Aunt Claudia, Sidonie begins reclaiming her life. Unfortunately, the marriage and subsequent divorce have left Sidonie feeling misshapen and ugly, even when she no longer is.
So when she meets Michael Quinn, producer of what he prefers to call "erotic films," she's primed to fall into something that can only end badly. And it does. Because Michael Quinn wants to make his dream of producing a "legitimate film" come true and Sidonie is perfect for the leading role.
But is Michael Quinn's dream film art or pornography? And does it matter if the end result is the loss of a rather naive, lonely woman's innocence?
It's a painful, humiliating learning experience for Sidonie, but she does learn. And, having discovered unsuspected strength within herself, she is at last prepared to stake a claim on her future and pursue her own dreams.
About the Author
Charlotte Vale-Allen was born in Toronto and lived in England from 1961
to 1964 where she worked as a television actress and singer. She
returned to Toronto briefly, performing as a singer until she emigrated
to the US in 1966. She sold her first novel Love Life in 1974. Prior to
this book's publication she contracted to do a series of paperback
originals, with the result that in 1976 three of her books appeared in
print. Her autobiography, the acclaimed Daddy's Girl, was actually the
first book she wrote but it wasn't until 1980, after she'd gained
success as a novelist, that the groundbreaking book was finally
published. One of Canada's most successful novelists, with over seven
million copies sold of her 39 books, Ms. Allen's work has been
published in all English-speaking countries, in Braille, and have been
translated into more than 20 languages. The mother of an adult daughter
and grandmother of twins, since 1970 she has made her home in
Connecticut.
