Homewrecker: An Adultery Reader [Paperback]

Daphne Gottlieb (Editor)

Book Description

Publication Date: October 17, 2005

Exploring the realities of public piety and private philandering, Homewrecker combines fiction, nonfiction, and poetry to present a multitude of perspectives on adultery and the emotional complexity that affairs entail. Acclaimed contemporary writers share space with fresh talent in its pages, each with a different take on adultery and its aftermath. In "The Other Man," Stephen Elliot remembers the dominatrix who two-timed him with a square. Lori Selke spins steamy erotica in "Sex and the Married Dyke," a story about how quickly queer marriage can degenerate into extramarital queer activity. Neal Pollack's "Confessions of a Dial-up Gigolo" recalls the early days of the Internet when anything seemed possible, even destroying the marriage of someone you've never met.

Editorial Reviews

Review

"Gottlieb has a wickedly smart sense of humour, edged with the pain of human fallibility...Clever, fun, and deep all at once." - San Francisco Bay Guardian on Why Things Burn "[Final Girl is] one of the strongest volumes of political poetry to be published in years....Simultaneously hard-hitting, witty, and deeply moving, Final Girl is one of those books of poetry that ranks as simply necessary." - Joel Schalit, Punk Planet"

About the Author

Daphne Gottlieb is the author of three books of poetry: Final Girl, Why Things Burn (both available from Turnaround) and Pelt. She was the winner of the 2003 Audre Lorde Award for Poetry and a 2001 Firecracker Alternative Book Award. She lives in San Francisco, CA.

Product Details

• Paperback: 170 pages
• Publisher: Soft Skull Press (October 17, 2005)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 193236093X
• ISBN-13: 978-1932360936
• Product Dimensions: 8.4 x 5.6 x 0.6 inches
• Shipping Weight: 8 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #751,345 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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5.0 out of 5 stars Enlightening and engaging the reader's total attention with its many peculiar real life stories, April 9, 2006

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This review is from: Homewrecker: An Adultery Reader (Paperback)

Homewrecker: An Adultery Reader, deftly edited by San Francisco-based poet Daphne Gottlieb is a thoughtful and thought-provoking collection drawn from many writers contributing their personal experiences and stories of their own life's odd encounters with marriage, cheating, God, erotica, and essentially the interpretation of lovers without villains, victims or innocent bystanders. Enlightening and engaging the reader's total attention with its many peculiar real life stories, Homewrecker ultimately guides the reader through the hardships and relentless engagements of the unfaithful, unfazeable, and all-seeing mentality of the cheater. An insightful body of observations on human sexuality, Homewrecker: An Adultery Reader is very strongly recommended as reference or understanding to those in relationships which cannot end, and require some sort of relief or alternative engagement.