We look forward to seeing you on your next visit to the library. Find a location near you.

Chastened: the unexpected story of my year without sex
(eAudiobook)

Book Cover
Average Rating
Contributors:
Published:
[United States] : Tantor Media, Inc., 2010.
Content Description:
1 online resource (1 audio file (8hr., 30 min.)) : digital.
Status:
Description

On the eve of her thirtieth birthday, Hephzibah Anderson glimpsed her college boyfriend going into a jewelry store with a smiling blonde-and in that moment realized it had been years since a man told her he loved her. This discovery led her to question a decade of emotionally frustrating relationships with commitment-phobes. As she examined her past, she recognized that most of these relationships went off course at the precise moment sex was involved. Anderson decided it was time to spend a full year without sex to rediscover its meaning and purpose in her life. In this confessional account, Anderson shares the results of that year, narrating each month as she flirts, dates, and swoons but doesn't have sex. The results-her feelings about femininity, her body, and romance-are illuminating. Told with Elizabeth Gilbertesque candor, Chastened reveals much about our contradictory cultural attitudes toward sex and the ways intercourse has been used as a shortcut to deeper intimacies. An antidote to the growing genre of another-notch-in-the-bedpost memoirs, Chastened is a refreshing look at what's to be gained by going without.

Also in This Series
More Like This
Other Editions and Formats
More Copies In LINK+
Loading LINK+ Copies...
More Details
Format:
eAudiobook
Edition:
Unabridged.
Language:
English
ISBN:
9781400197828, 1400197821

Notes

Restrictions on Access
Instant title available through hoopla.
Participants/Performers
Read by Justine Eyre.
Description
On the eve of her thirtieth birthday, Hephzibah Anderson glimpsed her college boyfriend going into a jewelry store with a smiling blonde-and in that moment realized it had been years since a man told her he loved her. This discovery led her to question a decade of emotionally frustrating relationships with commitment-phobes. As she examined her past, she recognized that most of these relationships went off course at the precise moment sex was involved. Anderson decided it was time to spend a full year without sex to rediscover its meaning and purpose in her life. In this confessional account, Anderson shares the results of that year, narrating each month as she flirts, dates, and swoons but doesn't have sex. The results-her feelings about femininity, her body, and romance-are illuminating. Told with Elizabeth Gilbertesque candor, Chastened reveals much about our contradictory cultural attitudes toward sex and the ways intercourse has been used as a shortcut to deeper intimacies. An antidote to the growing genre of another-notch-in-the-bedpost memoirs, Chastened is a refreshing look at what's to be gained by going without.
System Details
Mode of access: World Wide Web.
Reviews from GoodReads
Loading GoodReads Reviews.
Citations
APA Citation (style guide)

Anderson, H., & Eyre, J. (2010). Chastened: the unexpected story of my year without sex. Unabridged. [United States], Tantor Media, Inc.

Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation (style guide)

Anderson, Hephzibah and Justine, Eyre. 2010. Chastened: The Unexpected Story of My Year Without Sex. [United States], Tantor Media, Inc.

Chicago / Turabian - Humanities Citation (style guide)

Anderson, Hephzibah and Justine, Eyre, Chastened: The Unexpected Story of My Year Without Sex. [United States], Tantor Media, Inc, 2010.

MLA Citation (style guide)

Anderson, Hephzibah, and Justine Eyre. Chastened: The Unexpected Story of My Year Without Sex. Unabridged. [United States], Tantor Media, Inc, 2010.

Note! Citation formats are based on standards as of July 2022. Citations contain only title, author, edition, publisher, and year published. Citations should be used as a guideline and should be double checked for accuracy.
Staff View
Grouped Work ID:
738fc462-bc70-dd38-0ea3-f4cdfb52cabb
Go To GroupedWork

Hoopla Extract Information

hooplaId10755321
titleChastened
kindAUDIOBOOK
price2.71
active1
pa0
profanity0
children0
demo0
rating
abridged0
dateLastUpdatedJan 15, 2023 12:07:08 AM

Record Information

Last File Modification TimeNov 23, 2023 03:12:28 AM
Last Grouped Work Modification TimeMar 29, 2024 02:17:20 AM

MARC Record

LEADER02882nim a22004575a 4500
001MWT10755321
003MWT
00520231027112320.1
006m     o  h        
007sz zunnnnnuned
007cr nnannnuuuua
008231027o2010    xxunnn eo      z  n eng d
020 |a 9781400197828|q (sound recording : hoopla Audio Book)
020 |a 1400197821|q (sound recording : hoopla Audio Book)
02842|a MWT10755321
029 |a https://d2snwnmzyr8jue.cloudfront.net/ttm_9781400197828_180.jpeg
037 |a 10755321|b Midwest Tape, LLC|n http://www.midwesttapes.com
040 |a Midwest|e rda
099 |a eAudiobook hoopla
1001 |a Anderson, Hephzibah,|e author.
24510|a Chastened :|b the unexpected story of my year without sex|h [electronic resource] /|c Hephzibah Anderson.
250 |a Unabridged.
264 1|a [United States] :|b Tantor Media, Inc.,|c 2010.
264 2|b Made available through hoopla
300 |a 1 online resource (1 audio file (8hr., 30 min.)) :|b digital.
336 |a spoken word|b spw|2 rdacontent
337 |a computer|b c|2 rdamedia
338 |a online resource|b cr|2 rdacarrier
344 |a digital|h digital recording|2 rda
347 |a data file|2 rda
506 |a Instant title available through hoopla.
5111 |a Read by Justine Eyre.
520 |a On the eve of her thirtieth birthday, Hephzibah Anderson glimpsed her college boyfriend going into a jewelry store with a smiling blonde-and in that moment realized it had been years since a man told her he loved her. This discovery led her to question a decade of emotionally frustrating relationships with commitment-phobes. As she examined her past, she recognized that most of these relationships went off course at the precise moment sex was involved. Anderson decided it was time to spend a full year without sex to rediscover its meaning and purpose in her life. In this confessional account, Anderson shares the results of that year, narrating each month as she flirts, dates, and swoons but doesn't have sex. The results-her feelings about femininity, her body, and romance-are illuminating. Told with Elizabeth Gilbertesque candor, Chastened reveals much about our contradictory cultural attitudes toward sex and the ways intercourse has been used as a shortcut to deeper intimacies. An antidote to the growing genre of another-notch-in-the-bedpost memoirs, Chastened is a refreshing look at what's to be gained by going without.
538 |a Mode of access: World Wide Web.
650 0|a Biography.
650 0|a Women|v Biography.
655 7|a Biographies.|2 lcgft
7001 |a Eyre, Justine,|e reader.
7102 |a hoopla digital.
85640|u https://www.hoopladigital.com/title/10755321?utm_source=MARC&Lid=hh4435|z Instantly available on hoopla.
85642|z Cover image|u https://d2snwnmzyr8jue.cloudfront.net/ttm_9781400197828_180.jpeg