Stoned

by Jane Gallion

The Stuarts live in interesting times. The anti-war movement is being taken to the streets, the civil rights movement has just gained a martyr in Martin Luther King, and as for the home front – women everywhere are getting downright uppity. What do women want? They want out of the kitchen. They want more than just a new washer. More than a nicer house in a better neighborhood. More than putting the kids to bed and settling down with a good book. They want liberation, some excitement in their lives, and they want sex – good sex and plenty of it. And they're tired of being ladylike about it. Times are changing. Happy Days are long over. Times are beginning to change in the Stuart house, too. Folding laundry and going to bed unsatisfied are just not making it any more. Sex, drugs, and rock and roll are about to change Elaine Stuart's life forever. And about time, too!

148 pages, Kindle Edition

First published January 1, 1969

Reviews

[Ralph Carlson · Rating 3 out of 5]

Not the greatest written book but still an interesting read. I enjoyed it.

[Robert · Rating 5 out of 5]

Via his New Essex House imprint, publisher Howard Griggs has been reprinting some classic but now out-of-print and nearly forgotten counterculture novels that were first published in the 1960s and 1970s. One that will interest anyone who had a Hippie phase back then, or anyone who wants to know more about that scene, is Jane Gallion's novel STONED, first published in 1969. Pulp culture historians like Andrew Nette view it as an underground erotica masterpiece. As an old Hippie and pulp culture fan myself, I agree. STONED is a fast, interesting read. Kudos to Howard Griggs for bringing it back into the world.