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Sadomasochism and Ardent Love: A reader's guide to Fifty Shades of Grey

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This short book by award-winning historian Edward Shorter explains the popular appeal of E.L. James’s erotic novel 'Fifty Shades of Grey' with its theme of sadomasochism. Shorter, author of 'Written in the Flesh: A History of Desire' (University of Toronto Press) writes the history of SM, a recent addition in the tool kit of sexual pleasure.

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First published May 1, 2012

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