Tart Tales: Elegant Erotic Stories [Paperback]

Carolyn Banks (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: February 1993

A collection of explicit yet erotic tales explores the sexual fantasies, and exploits, of housewives, nurses, officeworkers, and students, among others. By the author of The Darkroom.

Editorial Reviews

From Publishers Weekly

This uneven collection of 23 very short stories, 14 of which have previously been published, unintentionally reminds readers that not all things sexual are necessarily erotic. Banks's ( Mr. Right ) most memorable offerings are more humorous than lascivious: in "Silk Lady," a desperate woman approaches two prostitutes her husband frequents, asking that they teach her everything they know, and in "The Wish," a drab museum curator tries to cast a love spell on the scholar for whom she lusts. Some selections--for instance, "Shhh, Shhh, It's Christmas," about a woman who learns of her husband's affair just before the holiday--seem more likely to douse than to fan the flames of passion. Seemingly aimed at white, heterosexual women, the collection features rough-and-ready studs, introverted and girlish women just discovering desire, and stereotypical, sometimes racist portrayals of blacks ("An Early American Love Story"), Latinos ("A Real One") and gays ("The Wish"). Although a few tales, like the fantasy-driven "Malaquite," are truly steamy, his book promises more than it delivers, and the omission of several tales might have improved the overall effect.
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Product Details

• Paperback: 221 pages
• Publisher: Carroll & Graf Pub (February 1993)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0881848638
• ISBN-13: 978-0881848632
• Product Dimensions: 7.9 x 5.5 x 0.7 inches
• Shipping Weight: 8.8 ounces
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #10,694,241 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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