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The Story of V: Opening Pandora's Box (Hardcover)

by Catherine Blackledge (Author) "This book is about views of the vagina ..." (more)
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  • Hardcover: 288 pages
  • Publisher: Weidenfeld & Nicolson (21 Aug 2003)
  • Language English
  • ISBN-10: 0297607065
  • ISBN-13: 978-0297607069
  • Product Dimensions: 21.6 x 14.6 x 3.6 cm
  • Average Customer Review: 4.2 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (4 customer reviews)
  • Amazon.co.uk Sales Rank: 733,948 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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Catherine's book featured in an article in the October edition of SHE Magazine and she is currently writing a feature for the Erotic Review. Catherine has done a live interview for Spin Radio, Dublin and pre-recorded an interview for the Science Program on ABC Radio, Australia. She will be interviewed for Everywoman, BBC World Service on 17th September and for a series for Women's Hour on women's bodies later this autumn, SexTV, an internationally syndicated television documentary also wish to interview her. Catherine spoke at a bookstore event in Manchester, linked to the BA Festival of Science and an interview with her was published in Manchester Metro to publicise this event and the book. Excellent reviews have appeared in the Observer, Guardian, Irish Times and Financial Times. Sky Text also gave the book an excellent review (BSkyB version of teletext). Reviews are due to appear in the men's magazine Jack and in Ergo - a sustainable lifestyle magazine. '... a mind-boggling smorgasbord of fanny facts ... the author is a phenomenal researcher'Joanne Briscoe, The Guardian 'This is an empowering and enlightening book for women ....'Katie Donovan, Irish Times 'The Story of V is fascinating, unsalacious and would impress even repressed 1950s house-wives.'SkyText Future events are planned for the new Dana Centre at the Science Museum, London and Cath has been put forward as a speaker at the Cheltenham and Edinburgh Science Festivals. Cath will also sign books in Sh, Women's Erotic Emporium, London who wish to make the book their book of the week.


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'Sings of the triumphant vagina that may have its detractors in the West but elsewhere - and in nature - is heroic, honoured and revered.... The West gets it wrong. But even in our benighted civilzation the vagina's glories are just below the surface and there to be recuperated.... This is a finely produced book from a major publisher and it is meant to bee taken seriously. (Thomas Laquer TLS )

'For a full discussion of the revolution in biological thinking about the vagina that has happened over the last seven years, you need Catherine Blackledge's exuberant (and PURPLE) THE STORY OF V' (Lucy Ellman The Herald ) --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.
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5.0 out of 5 stars " A Vaginal Revolution!", 24 Dec 2003
Quite simply this book is amazing!

I was lucky enough to attend a talk given by Catherine Blackledge and I must say this was a truly interesting event. Originally I bought the book with the intention to give it to a friend however I read the first few pages and was hooked!

The book explains anything and everything regarding female genitalia.

Blackledge describes the vagina and its journey through history superbly; you would never have imagined the power it used to hold so many years ago. In today's society it is seen as purely a sexual object with the ability to produce children yet back then sex rarely came into the equation, it was seen as an almighty object with unbelievable powers like I said.

Blackledge explores a variety of different species and the amazing differences and abilities their genitals hold. And once again all I can say is that it is extremely interesting discovering something about the vagina that would never normally be revealed.

This book should be read by everyone, the vagina is something that is not often talked about and I believe this book could have the ability to change that if more people read it.

A definite must buy!

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2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars A real 'enthusiasts guide', 10 Jul 2008
This review is from: The Story of V: Opening Pandora's Box (Paperback)
They say that there is a trend for the editors of travel guides in the 'Lonely Planet' or 'Rough' genre to write their books without ever having visited the country in question. For a male to write about the vagina and convey a true breadth of experience of the subject would seem to be about as advisable. Yet that has been the pattern in the past in books on intimate female anatomy and function. Here at last is a woman writing on the subject who clearly has not only a serious enquiring interest, but has researched her subject in detail and most important of all has an infectious but unintrusive personal enthusiasm for that bit of her body which the French nineteenth century artist Gustave Courbet described as 'The Origin of the World'. This is a book which is clearly fully and seriously researched (complete with bibliographies) but which keeps the reader interested from start to finish and as logic would demand, the section on orgasm is the climax of the book. After reading Blackledge's work, one's uneasy feelings are confirmed that the vagina is indeed the almighty organ that has ruled the world and brought down dictators and monarchs. And why not?!! The only other place I'm aware of where it receives such a detailed,warm and sympathetic exposition from one of its own owners is the Canadian website 'All About My Vagina' (www.myvag.net). Its a great book and well worth reading. A pity that Blackledge seems to have gone to ground since as she clearly has a lot of contribution to make towards our understanding of the female body. As for an account of the complementary organ, written by a man, well I can't say I'm looking forward to it.
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2.0 out of 5 stars Yes, but..., 28 Jul 2009
By Simon G. Barrett (london, england) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: The Story of V: Opening Pandora's Box (Paperback)
Be aware: there are two authors out there in this not-very-crowded field -and the other one is a MAN! OK so he's Dutch - but I find Jelto Drenth's The Origin of the World an infinitely more appealing take on this topic: would some of you ladies care to review it, please?
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