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Contents IntroductionTwenty-five Years in the Garden1. "Tell Me What You Are Thinking About," He Said.2. "Why Fantasize When You Have Me?"FRUSTRATION:Madge, DotINSUFICIENCY:Louella, Irene, Annette, MariaSEX ENHANCEMENT:Patricia, SuzanneFOREPLAY:Bertha, BellindaAPPROVAL:Sally, Vicki, Francesca, SondraEXPLORATION:Karen, Abbie, Hilda, Heather, KittySEXUAL INITIATIVE:Carol, FayeINSATIABILITY:Clarissa, Annabel, Iris, NoraDAYDREAMS:Corinne, Molly, Alicia, Lily, Eliza, Esther, Shirley, Lillian, ViolaMASTURBATION:Patsy, Norma, Adair, Mary Beth, Elizabeth, Mary Jane, Amelia, AlixTHE LESBIANS:Marion, Jeanne, Lisa, Zizi, Kate, Anna, Susan, Melanie3. The House of FantasyROOM NUMBER ONE: Anonymity, or, "Taken by the Faceless Stranger"Linda, Pamela, MarieROOM NUMBER TWO: The AudienceCaroline, Elspeth, Mary Jo, Melanie, CelesteROOM NUMBER THREE: Rape, or, "Don't Just Stand There, Force Me!"Julietta, Gail, Dinah, SadieROOM NUMBER FOUR: Pain and Masochism, or, "Ouch, Don't Stop!"Barbara, Edith, Rose Ann, AmandaROOM NUMBER FIVE: Domination, or "How Humiliating! Thank You."Nathalie, Poppy, Heather, IngridROOM NUMBER SIX: The Sexuality of Terror, or, "Help! I'm Out of Control, Thank God!"Johanna, AnneROOM NUMBER SEVEN: The Thrill of the Forbidden, or, "No, You Must Not!...Here, Let Me Help You."Emma, DonnaROOM NUMBER EIGHT: The Transformation Room, or, "Life Can Be Beautiful."Monica, Betty, PhyllisROOM NUMBER NINE: The Earth Mother RoomVivian, MarinaROOM NUMBER TEN: IncestBella, Dominique, LolaROOM NUMBER ELEVEN: The ZooJo, Rosie, Dawn, WandaROOM NUMBER TWELVE: Big Black MenMargie, Raquel, LydiaROOM NUMBER THIRTEEN: Young BoysEvelyn, VictoriaROOM NUMBER FOURTEEN: The FetishistsFaithROOM NUMBER FIFTEEN: Other WomenChristine, Dolly, Bee, Venice, Lilly, Rita, Mary Beth, Viv, Lee, Willa, Dana, Cara, Celia, Theresa, Tania, Michelle, Sandra, Patty, Stella, Claire, Gwen, RebeccaROOM NUMBER SIXTEEN: Prostitution, or, "Sadie Thompson Doesn't Live Here Anymore."4. "Where Did a Nice Girl Like You Get an Idea Like That?CHILDHOD:Theda, Lindsay, Fiona, Felicia, Sonia, Phyllis, Marlene, Kay, Trudy, Mona, StellaSOUNDS:June, Nina, Meg, Holly, EvieWOMEN DO LOOK:Fay, Sukie, Constance, Deana, Anna, Vera, Una, Lois, Liz, Winona, Ruby, Gale, Imogene, Francine, April, Myrna, Laurie, JeanieSEEING AND READING:Mary Jane, Miranda, Margaret, Alexandra, StephanieRANDOM ASOCIATIONS:Susie, Adrienne, Doris, Lulu, Daisy, Kit, Flossie, Josie, Brett, Sarah, Maud, Gelda5. Guilt and Fantasy, or, "Why the Fig Leaf?"WOMEN'S GUILT:Christiana, Hope, Lil, Alison, Clare, PenelopeMEN'S ANXIETY:Tina's husband6. Fantasy Accepted"OF COURSE I FANTASIZE, DOESN'T EVERYONE?"Gloria, Hannah, Sophie, Bobbie, PaulaFANTASIES THAT SHOULD BE REALITY:MarthaACTING OUT FANTASIES, PROS AND CONS:Sylvia, Babs, Elizabeth, Winnie, Loretta, Sheila, Claudine, JocelynSHARING FANTASIES:Lynn, Jacqueline, Doris, Bonnie, Jessie, Esther, Posie, Mara, Joan, Adele's husband7. QuickiesAFTERWORD "IN DEFENSE OF NANCY FRIDAY"by Martin Shepard, M.D., psychiatrist