{"product_id":"9780060732479","title":"Surrender: An Erotic Memoir","description":"\u003cp\u003eThis \u003ci\u003eNew York Times Notable Book\u003c\/i\u003e is a stunning story of sexual and spiritual awakening. \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eFew women do it and even fewer will admit to it. But in Toni Bentley's daring and intimate memoir, \u003ci\u003eThe Surrender\u003c\/i\u003e, she pulls the sheets back on an erotic experience that's been forbidden since the Bible and celebrates \"the joy that lies on the other side of convention, where risk is real and rapture resides.\" From \u003ci\u003eStory of O\u003c\/i\u003e to \u003ci\u003eThe Kiss to The Sexual Life of Catherine M\u003c\/i\u003e, readers have been enthralled with sexually subversive memoirs by women. But even those erotic classics didn't navigate the psychosexual terrain that Bentley does when she meets a lover who introduces her to a radical and unexpected pleasure, to the \"holy\" act that she came to see as her awakening.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Surrender\u003c\/i\u003e is a witty, intelligent, and eloquent exploration of one woman's obsession that will be sure to leave readers questioning their own desires.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eToni Bentley danced with George Balanchine's New York City Ballet for ten years. She is the author of \u003ci\u003eWinter Season: A Dancer's Journal\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eHolding On to the Air: An Autobiography\u003c\/i\u003e (by Suzanne Farrell with Toni Bentley), \u003ci\u003eCostumes by Karin-ska\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eSisters of Salome\u003c\/i\u003e, all of which were \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e Notable Books. She has written articles for numerous publications including the \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eLos Angeles Times\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eAllure\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eRolling Stone\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e  ","brand":"HarperCollins Publishers","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47013537841392,"sku":"9780060732479","price":16.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9780060732479_p0.jpg?v=1763619805","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9780060732479","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}