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Wide Open: My Adventures in Polyamory, Open Marriage, and Loving on My Own Terms
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Wide Open: My Adventures in Polyamory, Open Marriage, and Loving on My Own Terms Paperback - 2015

by Gracie X; Foreword by Carol Queen


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At a time when society no longer imposes many sexual taboos, why is open marriage still considered beyond the pale? Written by Gracie X, Wide Open is an enthusiastic, honest, and sometimes raw account of one woman's experience living polyamorously within the context of her average American family.

Gracie X--a suburban mother of two--has been married to her loving husband, Hank, for 25 years. The problem is that their once-vibrant sex life has shriveled to nothing. Meanwhile, she has fallen in love with another man, for whom she has an overwhelming physical yearning. Frustrated and conflicted but determined not to give up her hard-won home life and wonderful husband, she is desperate for a creative solution. Can she somehow keep both men in her life without resorting to divorce or dishonesty?

A friend introduces Gracie to polyamory: loving and being faithful to more than one person at a time. "Poly," it turns out, is a whole new world, with dedicated counselors, parties, and dating sites. Convincing Hank ended up being the easy part: he quickly found a girlfriend and accepted Gracie's terms. Their children, although upset at first, adjusted to having their parents' "special friends" around, and having Hank and his girlfriend in one duplex, with Gracie and her new boyfriend, Oz, next-door, seemed like an inspired solution. But would trying to go poly create as many problems as it was trying to solve?

In her candid and provocative memoir, Wide Open, Gracie details the years she has spent exploring the poly lifestyle and creating her "chosen family." A fiercely intelligent feminist, she challenges traditional ideas about monogamy, fidelity, and sexuality. From swinger parties and strip clubs to sex toys and pornography, this is an edgy and thought-provoking read. Yet erotica and tenderness share space here, with Gracie's true love for both Hank and Oz--as well as her two children--coming through very clearly.

Wide Open reveals--with humor, integrity and heart--how one woman blended love, sex and marriage in unconventional ways and found the fulfillment she was looking for.

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  • Title Wide Open: My Adventures in Polyamory, Open Marriage, and Loving on My Own Terms
  • Author Gracie X; Foreword by Carol Queen
  • Binding Paperback
  • Edition Paperback
  • Pages 328
  • Volumes 1
  • Language ENG
  • Publisher New Harbinger Publications
  • Date 2015-09
  • ISBN 9781626250581 / 1626250588
  • Weight 1.1 lbs (0.50 kg)
  • Dimensions 8.8 x 6 x 1 in (22.35 x 15.24 x 2.54 cm)
  • Themes
    • Topical: Family
    • Topical: New Age
  • Library of Congress subjects Families - United States, Sexual freedom - United States
  • Library of Congress Catalog Number 2015010145
  • Dewey Decimal Code B

About the author

Gracie X is a writer, actress, and director. She lives in Northern California. Find out more about Gracie at http: //GracieX.com, and connect with her online: Facebook: https: //www.facebook.com/GracieXauthor
Twitter: https: //twitter.com/GracieXauthor
YouTube: https: //www.youtube.com/channel/UCrpUKF87ojhzmV4uVNNyGAA Foreword writer Carol Queen, PhD, cofounded the Center for Sex and Culture in San Francisco and is author of Real Live Nude Girl: Chronicles of Sex-Positive Culture.
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