My Life as a Girl, Book One [Paperback]

Leslie Leslie (Author), Leslie (Author)

Book Description

Series: My Life as a Girl | Publication Date: December 2000

The pace is dizzying in this spicy fantasy memoir. Leslie is exiled to an all girls boarding school after a back seat encounter with a high school senior. Her parents may think that life among the nuns will be safer but Les launches an all out offensive to discover her sexual nature and get what she needs in the uptight atmosphere of the nineteen fifties in Southern California. First of a five book series.

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About the Author

Leslie is retired from the demanding world of Advetising and Public Relations. She has owned her own consulting and production companies. She now lives and writes in Southern California

Product Details

• Paperback: 292 pages
• Publisher: iUniverse (December 2000)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0595166253
• ISBN-13: 978-0595166251
• Product Dimensions: 9 x 6 x 0.7 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #4,691,555 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Wonderful and insightful tour de force!, July 13, 2003

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This review is from: My Life as a Girl, Book One (Paperback)

I thought this book was wonderful. Leslie is a talented author that has a rare and insightful literary offering in this book. Life as a Girl is a beautiful revelation.

After a terrible back seat encounter with a high school senior, Leslie is sent to boarding school. Her parents are under the mistaken impression that Leslie's life will run smoothly at an all girls' facility. However, Leslie's experience in boarding school is anything but smooth. Her sexual identity develops in enormous proportions as she tries to come to terms with certain areas of her life. The aforementioned changes aren't easy to overcome in the nineteen-fifties, and Leslie's struggles with her sexual identity have just begun.

As mentioned earlier, Life as a Girl is a wonderful and insightful tour de force. Even though I don't share some of the author's thoughts on female sexuality, her takes on the aforementioned subject are thought provoking and - in a disarming manner - logical. I look forward to reading the second part of this five book series.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Hot girl book, March 23, 2001

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"keytapper90095" (Washington DC) - See all my reviews

This review is from: My Life as a Girl, Book One (Paperback)

Leslie rocks. I grew up in the fifties, but never found a woman like her. Les uses sex as a metaphor, however unaccustomed, for the time and place. She recreates the comic horror of growing up and becoming sexually aware at a boarding school.

I liked the honesty and edge of the book and look forward to visiting Les in college in some later work. /s/ Jose

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars My Life as a Girl, Book One, February 10, 2001

By A Customer

This review is from: My Life as a Girl, Book One (Paperback)

Wow, Les, were you ahead of your time or what?! As a member of your generation, I never would have dared to embark on your sexual journey of self discovery -- but sure would have liked to. Your lack of inhibitions and thorough descriptions of each and every encounter are liberating, if only to my prurient imagination. Thank you for allowing me to live out my fantasy life through you and your friends.

Les doesn't let an opportunity pass her by. She grabs on to the moment and goes with it. The only thing I missed out on is what was she feeling? I look forward to knowing Les better in Book Two.