Now in paperback "The New York Times" and national bestseller hailed as "brilliantly literate, utterly unabashed . . . consistently provocative" ("The Philadelphia Inquirer") was the controversial sleeper hit of the year--a candid, powerful, and deeply intelligent depic...

Now in paperback "The New York Times" and national bestseller hailed as "brilliantly literate, utterly unabashed . . . consistently provocative" ("The Philadelphia Inquirer") was the controversial sleeper hit of the year--a candid, powerful, and deeply intelligent depiction of unfettered sexuality.