Is It Ever Just Sex?
$25.21
- Paperback
288 pages
- Release Date
10 February 2025
Summary
Is It Ever Really Just Sex? Unpacking the Hidden Dimensions of Desire
A thought-provoking exploration into the complex motivations behind our intimate encounters, from award-winning psychoanalyst Darian Leader.
“It was just sex…” a common refrain, yet Leader argues it’s a fundamental impossibility. Our minds aren’t passive observers during sex, a fact evident in the pain, heartache, and regret that can follow even the most exhilarating experiences.
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Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780241998168 |
|---|---|
| ISBN-10: | 0241998166 |
| Author: | Darian Leader |
| Publisher: | Penguin Books Ltd |
| Imprint: | Penguin Books Ltd |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 288 |
| Release Date: | 10 February 2025 |
| Weight: | 205g |
| Dimensions: | 198mm x 130mm x 18mm |
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Critics Review
Sensitively written and full of insight … Leader’s examples are highly accessible … undoubtedly compelling * Sunday Times *The revered psychoanalyst has penned a thoughtful book about our everyday sexual lives – and why there is no such thing as “just sex”. With a convincing argument as to why it is so much more than that, this is a thoroughly engaging and ever-illuminating read * iNews *
About The Author
Darian Leader
Darian Leader is a psychoanalyst and the author of many books, including The New Black, What Is Madness? and Is It Ever Just Sex?. He practises psychoanalysis in London, and he is a founding member of the Centre for Freudian Analysis and Research and a member of the College of Psychoanalysts UK.
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