Sexual Intercourse

by Rose Boyt

Isobel's decision to become pregnant by mama's boy Norman in order to win her father Anthony's love results in tragedy when Anthony prefers his granddaughter to his daughter and Norman takes his relationship with Isobel seriously

192 pages, Hardcover

Published October 17, 1990

Reviews

[Amber Daisy]

Honestly not worth a rating - I can’t even explain the disappointment

[Maryjane Coons · Rating 1 out of 5]

I really didn't like this book.

[Jonathan Norton · Rating 3 out of 5]

I read this quite a few years ago, picking it up second hand because I remembered 2 reviews from its original publication back in 1989. One of the reviews described it as "Ortonesque", and I suppose there is a bit of an "Entertaining Mr Sloane" tone to the shifting, somewhat loveless relationships. The other review complained about a description of a flabby stomach as being "physiognomically impossible", and as I recall I did find the relevant passage slightly absurd, but not enough to spoil the novel. It's not a great barrel of laughs though. Sorry, that's all I can remember.