But, as this book shows, science is at last beginning to reveal the true structure and function of female genitalia, and the dynamic nature of the vagina's role in both sexual pleasure and reproduction. In the past, medicine has misrepresented female sexual anatomy, reducing its remarkable complexities to the notion of a passive vessel. Why? In this dazzling smorgasbord of facts about female genitalia, Catherine Blackledge explores how the vagina has been conceived and misconceived over the centuries. Yet we know less about the vagina than we do about any other organ of the human body. It is the seat of female sexual pleasure, and the passage for both the creation and the birth of humankind.
if we only knew what we had under our skirts.It is the seat of female sexual pleasure, and the passage for both the creation and the birth of humankind. It is completely fascinating - Jeanette Winterson Reveals the ancient and newfound powers of the vagina. If you've got a girlfriend, well, read it together. This would be a great book to give to your man for his birthday. the author is a phenomenal researcher and movingly enthusiastic about her special subject * GUARDIAN * A serious and well-researched look at how attitudes and information have changed over the centuries. The West gets it wrong * TLS * A persuasive and exhaustive study of the history, culture and reproductive power of female genitalia. News that stays news - Lucy Ellman * GUARDIAN * Her quest moves from the mythic to the scientific, presented in a lively, accessible style - well-researched, convincingly argued - an empowering and enlightening book * IRISH TIMES * Sings of the triumphant vagina that may have its detractors in the West but elsewhere - and in nature - is heroic, honoured and revered. It turns out the female orgasm is the biggest news on the planet. The West gets it wrong * TLS * The book that changed my mind.
Sings of the triumphant vagina that may have its detractors in the West but elsewhere - and in nature - is heroic, honoured and revered.
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