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'A book that has the literary world abuzz with excitement, causing a frisson of electricity to pass through the corridors of the country's publishing houses.' --The Daily Telegraph
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A substantial collection of erotic stories . . . these stories are informed by a comic sweetness; the humour and eroticism are grounded in human nature (Sydney Morning Herald )
A book that has the literary world abuzz with excitement, causing a frisson of electricity to pass through the corridors of the country's publishing houses (Telegraph )
Your favourite female authors . . . as you've never read them before. The literary world is in for a shock (Good Housekeeping )
How a group of Britain's female writers are making erotic fiction cool . . . Steamy (Harpers Bazaar )
A book that has the literary world abuzz with excitement, causing a frisson of electricity to pass through the corridors of the country's publishing houses (Telegraph )
Your favourite female authors . . . as you've never read them before. The literary world is in for a shock (Good Housekeeping )
How a group of Britain's female writers are making erotic fiction cool . . . Steamy (Harpers Bazaar )
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1 of 1 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
The noteworthy thing about this book is that all the writers are successful, established female authors writing under pseudonyms. You'd think this allowed them to be wild and unrestrained but, quite the reverse. With one or two exceptions, where the stories are playful and funny, there is a heavy pall of propriety hanging over these stories and I was very disappointed in them. It's as if the authors are only pretending to write erotic stories. This is what happens, I suppose, when you are commissioned to write something for an anthology and the editors are egging you on and promising you anonymity even though you are a famous name. The most interesting thing about these stories is the game you are obliged to play of guessing who wrote what. If the names ever do come out, none of them has anything to be ashamed of. Which is a shame. It is a great idea for an anthology but it's a wasted opportunity I think.
28 of 39 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
In Bed With is an anthology of erotic stories, written by established writers of other genres. And when I say established, I'm talking household names like Adele Parks, Ali Smith, Chris Manby, Daisy Waugh, Kathy Lette and Maggie Alderson. You may not have read them, it depends what you're into, but if you're a reader then you've heard of them. The twist is that the stories are written anonymously. So, we know the names of all of the authors, and that they've contributed a smutty story to this book, but you don't know which one it is. If you know the authors' writing well, there's a chance you'll be able to work a couple out from their writing style, and also the fact that their pseudonym is a combination of the name of their first pet, and the first street they lived on. So stalkers and the like may be able to find this information out and solve the who's who.
As a PR/Marketing person myself, I think this is a fabulous publicity stunt. This book will sell purely because of the names on the cover. I don't think many people will be put off by the content, because it doesn't scream 'erotic'. The cover says they are 'unashamedly sexy stories'. And to me, although it is just a matter of opinion, sexy is acceptable to most people. Sexy is just a little risque - maybe a bit of snogging and the finer details are skirted over. You get that in your average chick-lit novel, and nobody bats an eyelid. So many will pick up the book in a shop and buy it because they like one or two of the authors. Which is great. If they get it home and realise it's more naughty than they realised, they can either fling the book away from them in disgust, or keep reading. And if they're converted to erotica - then woohoo!
I'm sold on the concept of this book, I think it's genius. But the content is variable. I don't think it was as good an erotic anthology as your more traditional Black Lace or Xcite ones. But I do have a theory. I think perhaps that although the writers have used pen names so nobody knows which stories they have written, they also know there's a chance they will be found out. So they've scaled back on the smut. Don't get me wrong, not all of the writers have, some of the stories are full-on, damn HOT, erotica. They use naughty words and everything. But others are little more than contemporary fiction (there's nothing wrong with contemporary fiction, of course, it's just not what this book is about!) and don't really belong in an erotic anthology.
So, I'm not saying there's anything wrong with any of the stories, they're all fantastic in their own way. It's just that some of them aren't, well, erotic. The ones that are though - wow! The two that really stood out for me were The Convenient Gardener by "Storm Henley" and After the Funeral by "Bunty B Road". I'd still say get yourself a copy of this book, even if it's just for the pure enjoyment of reading, regardless of the genre!
As a PR/Marketing person myself, I think this is a fabulous publicity stunt. This book will sell purely because of the names on the cover. I don't think many people will be put off by the content, because it doesn't scream 'erotic'. The cover says they are 'unashamedly sexy stories'. And to me, although it is just a matter of opinion, sexy is acceptable to most people. Sexy is just a little risque - maybe a bit of snogging and the finer details are skirted over. You get that in your average chick-lit novel, and nobody bats an eyelid. So many will pick up the book in a shop and buy it because they like one or two of the authors. Which is great. If they get it home and realise it's more naughty than they realised, they can either fling the book away from them in disgust, or keep reading. And if they're converted to erotica - then woohoo!
I'm sold on the concept of this book, I think it's genius. But the content is variable. I don't think it was as good an erotic anthology as your more traditional Black Lace or Xcite ones. But I do have a theory. I think perhaps that although the writers have used pen names so nobody knows which stories they have written, they also know there's a chance they will be found out. So they've scaled back on the smut. Don't get me wrong, not all of the writers have, some of the stories are full-on, damn HOT, erotica. They use naughty words and everything. But others are little more than contemporary fiction (there's nothing wrong with contemporary fiction, of course, it's just not what this book is about!) and don't really belong in an erotic anthology.
So, I'm not saying there's anything wrong with any of the stories, they're all fantastic in their own way. It's just that some of them aren't, well, erotic. The ones that are though - wow! The two that really stood out for me were The Convenient Gardener by "Storm Henley" and After the Funeral by "Bunty B Road". I'd still say get yourself a copy of this book, even if it's just for the pure enjoyment of reading, regardless of the genre!
9 of 13 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
I found IN BED WITH a delicious book of short stories which are a tiny bit naughty and very very nice! Whilst reading it I felt as if it was my guilty secret.
Perfect to run a hot, bubble filled bath, light a scented candle, pour a generous glass of wine and read, read, read. Some stories worked better than others but they were all well-written, cleverly thought out and hugely enjoyable. Saucy, sassy and intelligently raunchy, I would recommend this book to all my girlfriends.
Perfect to run a hot, bubble filled bath, light a scented candle, pour a generous glass of wine and read, read, read. Some stories worked better than others but they were all well-written, cleverly thought out and hugely enjoyable. Saucy, sassy and intelligently raunchy, I would recommend this book to all my girlfriends.
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Something for everyone!
Certainly a different approach and caters for all tastes. Some of the stories are funny, some very sexy and some totally off the wall! Read more
Published on 29 Jun 2009 by F. Johnstone
Boring
From the cover I was expecting utter filth what I recieved was utter tripe, it just goes to show you can't judge a book by it's cover!
Published on 12 May 2009 by Kitty Richardson
NOT ALL IT'S CRACKED UP TO BE
I bought this book after hearing it reviewed and discussed on a radio programme. They said it was a bunch of very well known female writers, each doing a short erotic story for... Read more
Published on 15 April 2009 by Jane Wilson
high hopes
the book was quite boring, I suppose I was expecting longer stories that I could read whilst on holiday but the very short stories did not come up to expectations.
Published on 6 April 2009 by cas
Great bedtime reading
Excellent book lots of fun...not one to read on the bus or lend to your mother in law tho lol
Published on 30 Mar 2009 by Ms Beverley Ann Knott
In Bed fall Asleep
What can I say, this book is predictable and boring. Erotic and sensual it is not. A book on short stories dealing with different scenarios, made me fall asleep.
Published on 18 Mar 2009 by Pat
not rated
A fair read, interesting , but limited in scope.
Not as a women would really think or do
A poor fantasy.
Not as a women would really think or do
A poor fantasy.
Published on 3 Mar 2009 by Mr. Peter Hill
Absolutely Fabulous
The divine Jessica Adams and Maggie Alderson can do no wrong, as far as I'm concerned. (I won't state my favourite story lest it have me pegged as a particular kind of person. Read more
Published on 3 Feb 2009 by Hart Crane
I LOVE JESSICA ADAMS!
Jessica Adams is not only an amazingly gifted astrologer, but the most wonderfully warm, real writer. Read more
Published on 3 Feb 2009 by Compulsive Reader
Hope it gets better
The first story is absolutely dreadful and almost put me off reading any more, why on earth it was chosen as the opening story is beyond me. Read more
Published on 2 Feb 2009 by SL
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