The Splendid Prize

George Russell, 56, and Cheryl Baker, 31, are involved in an unusual nonsexual relationship. Twice-divorced, heâs on friendly terms with his second wife, Kelly, the adoptive mother of his 34-year-old son, and gun-shy of a third marital attempt. And Cheryl, a former 21-year-old college grad from Muncie, Indiana, had bad experiences with male students that have soured her on men in her age group.

George belongs to a New York creative group whose members are deeply involved with each other, which includes him in a purely sexual relationship with Penny, a successful painter who also has a popular âSex-Without-Fearâ TV show.

Then, when Cheryl falls in love with Bill, although she and George now have their own sex-without-fear relationshipâ"it takes an ingenious decision to solve her problem!