In 1977, Marilyn French inspired a generation of feminists with The Women's Room. Twenty years later she still refuses to go quietly, play with the grandchildren, and prune the roses, as women of a certain advanced age are supposed to. Instead, she has written a romantic novel, and true to her youthful vigor, it is a subversive one. French joins Doris Lessing in believing that the libido can survive old age in women as in men. At the beginning of the novel, the heroine has cast aside her self-image as a desirable woman, as society expects; but then she meets a dashing editor in his 50s, and snap--she is consumed by erotic longing. She is able to analyze intelligently the whole disturbing situation with her knowing women friends, even while she enjoys a delicious summer of romance.

Used availability for Marilyn French's My Summer With George
Hardback Editions
January 1996 : UK Hardback
February 1998 : USA Hardback
July 1997 : UK Hardback
August 1996 : USA Hardback
August 1996 : USA Hardback
Paperback Editions
October 1998 : UK Paperback
Title: My Summer With George
Author(s): Marilyn French
ISBN: 0-14-017132-0 / 978-0-14-017132-7 (UK edition)
Publisher: Penguin UK
Availability: Amazon CA
June 1997 : UK Paperback
November 1996 : UK Paperback
July 1997 : USA Paperback
Kindle Editions
September 2013 : USA Kindle edition

Title: My Summer with George: A Novel of Love at a Certain Age
Author(s): Marilyn French
Publisher: Open Road Media Romance
Availability: Amazon