A mothers journey through autism, unconditional love, and the meaning of normal, and girl trouble. Her parents are recently divorced, and it doesnt take long before their lassitude and kerry s desire to stand out, to be memorable in some way, combine to lead her down. Figuring she slept with close to 40 partners before realizing doing so was not serving her well, the author recounts in spare. Breaking the silence on teenage girls and promiscuity. A collection of onenight stands by chelsea handler. Was the sex different than the sex in a romantic novel.
See all books authored by kerry cohen, including loose girl. Its a story of addiction not just to sex but to male attention, how she came to believe boys and men could fill her emptiness, and how she. A mothers story of autism, unconditional love, and the meaning of normal, and more on. A memoir of promiscuity paperback june 2, 2009 by kerry cohen author 4.
Kerry cohen s journey from that hopeless place to her current confident and fulfilled existence is both a cautionary tale and a revelation. Its a story of addictionnot just to sex but to male attention, how she came to believe boys and men could fill her emptiness, and how she tried to control them by handing over her body. Her parents are recently divorced and it doesnt take long before their lassitude and kerry s desire to stand outto be. A mothers story of autism, unconditional love, and the meaning of normal. Loose girl is kerrys captivating memoir about her descent into promiscuity and how she gradually found her way toward real intimacy. A memoir of promiscuity kindle edition by cohen, kerry. Loose girl is kerry cohens captivating memoir about her descent into promiscuity and how she gradually found her way toward real intimacy.
A memoir of promiscuity kerry cohen, author, cynthia holloway, read by, read by cynthia holloway. As a teen, cohen, who wrote the youngadult novel easy 2006, indiscriminately sought the sexual attention of men and boys her age in a desperate attempt to make up for the love her parents denied her. Her parents are recently divorced, and it doesnt take long before their lassitude and kerry s desire to stand out, to be memorable in some way. Other readers will always be interested in your opinion of the books youve read. Loose girl a memoir of promiscuity epub kerry cohen. Kerry cohen takes the reader on a heartbreaking and sometimes painful journey into her addictive personality. Download it once and read it on your kindle device, pc, phones or tablets. Loose girl by kerry cohen overdrive rakuten overdrive. The first edition of the novel was published in january 1st 2008, and was written by kerry cohen. In loose girl, kerry cohen has written a memoir of startling clarity and unblinking honesty. This acclaimed book by kerry cohen is available at in several formats for your ereader.
The author probes her troubling relationship to sex. Listen to loose girl audiobook by kerry cohen and cynthia. A memoir of promiscuity by kerry cohen, my horizontal life. Go search your store deals store gift cards sell help. The most striking thing about kerry cohens loose girl is the inevitability of her. Jun 03, 2008 loose girl by kerry cohen, june 3, 2008, hyperion edition, hardcover in english. Get 50% off this audiobook at the audiobooksnow online audio book store and download or stream it right to your computer, smartphone or tablet. A memoir of promiscuity kindle edition by kerry cohen. Loose girl is a memoir about a young girl called kerry who spends her youth looking for love and acceptance by sleeping with heaps of boys.
The story of addictionnot just to sex, but to male attention loose girl is also the story of a young girl who. Kerry cohen is a psychologist and licensed therapist, specializing in sex and relationships, writing faculty at the red earth lowresidency mfa, and the author of loose girl, girl trouble. Was kerry s sex life different than you would have expected from. The book was published in multiple languages including english, consists of 210 pages and is available in hardcover format. Loose girl is kerry s captivating memoir about her descent into promiscuity and how she gradually found her way toward real intimacy.
Loose girl kerry cohen is only eleven years old when she recognizes the power of her female form in the leer of a grown man. Loose girl a memoir of promiscuity unknown binding 2008 by kerry cohen author 4. Despite the rather prurient title, cohen s memoir is a deeply poignant, desperately sad account of a confused, directionless adolescent girl s free fall into selfabnegation. A memoir of promiscuity by kerry cohen online at alibris. Her parents were recently divorced and it didnt take long before their lassitude and kerry s desire to stand outto be memorable in some waycombined to lead. Kerry cohen is eleven years old when she recognizes the power of her body in the leer of a grown man. Her parents were recently divorced and it didnt take long before their lassitude and kerry s desire to stand outto be memorable in some waycombined to lead her down a path she knew she shouldnt take. Buy loose girl 1st paperback edition by cohen, kerry isbn.
Loose girl is kerry cohen s captivating memoir about her descent into promiscuity and how she gradually found her way toward real intimacy. A memoir of promiscuity, suggests kerry cohen s memoir will be a romp through her sexual exploits, and indeed, there is a lot of sex. A memoir of promiscuity by kerry cohen ebook product description kerry cohen is only 11 years old when she recognizes the power of her female form in the leer of a grown man. Her parents are recently divorced, and it doesnt take long before their lassitude and kerry s desire to stand out, to be memorable in some way, combine to lead her down a path she senses she shouldnt take. While i thought her story was worth telling i just felt at the end it was pointless. Kerry cohenis a doctor of clinical psychology and works as a licensed therapist in portland, oregon. So often, memoir has proven to be a vehicle for proselytization or even vindication, but cohen resists the temptation to assign blame or explain away the personal impulses that drove her to reckless behaviors and a pattern of promiscuity and heartbreak. An illustrated memoir, dirty little secrets, seeing ezra.
Loose girl a memoir of promiscuity k k e r ry cohen everything always, now, for e. Loose girl ebook by kerry cohen 97814096398 rakuten kobo. A counselor lpc intern and writing instructor, she lives with her children and boyfriend in portland, oregon. Download for offline reading, highlight, bookmark or take notes while you read lush.
Loose girlis kerry cohen s captivating memoir about her descent into promiscuity and how she gradually found her way toward real intimacy. Kerry s desire to stand out, to be memorable in some way, combine to lead her down a path she senses she shouldnt take. The story of addiction not just to sex, but to male attention loose girl is also the story of a young girl who came to believe that. Kerry cohen books list of books by author kerry cohen. The story of addictionnot just to sex, but to male attention loose girl is also the story of a young girl who came to believe that boys and men could give her life meaning. A search query can be a title of the book, a name of. Jan 01, 2008 in loose girl, kerry cohen has written a memoir of startling clarity and unblinking honesty.
Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading loose girl. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders. Spent, an anthology of 30 astounding essays concerning women and shopping. Loose girl isbn 9780091922719 pdf epub kerry cohen ebook. Figuring she slept with close to 40 partners before realizing doing so was not serving her well, the author recounts in spare, incisive.
A memoir of promiscuity, based on her own promiscuity. All content included on our site, such as text, images, digital downloads and other, is the property of its content suppliers and protected by us and international laws. Kerry cohen born september 15, 1970 in cleveland, ohio is an american author. The story of addictionnot just to sex, but to male. Download for offline reading, highlight, bookmark or take notes while you read loose girl. Kerry cohen s extraordinary memoir tells it like it isshes a teenager like any other, dealing with parents, school, and friends, but for some reason, standing out seems to have. Kerry cohen is only eleven years old when she recognizes the power of her female form in the leer of a grown man. Loose girl kerry cohen s journey from that hopeless place to her current confident and fulfilled existence is both a cautionary tale and a revelation. Loose girl, dirty little secrets, seeing ezra, spent, easy, the good girl, the truth of memoir, its not you, its me, and girl trouble. A memoir of promiscuity ebook written by kerry cohen.
She received an mfa in creative writing from the university of oregon and an ma in counseling psychology from pacific university. Whether youve loved the book or not, if you give your honest and detailed thoughts then people will find new books that are right for them. She also writes as kerry cohen hoffmann cohen grew up in suburban new jersey. A memoir of promiscuity by kerry cohen in chm, doc, fb2 download ebook. Kerry cohen was eleven years old when she recognized the power of her body in the leer of a grown man. Kerry cohen has 17 books on goodreads with 27798 ratings. Loose girl by kerry cohen, june 3, 2008, hyperion edition, hardcover in english. The story of addictionnot just to sex, but to male attention loose girl is also the story of a young girl who came to.
1213 41 931 451 1205 372 1170 915 1480 1501 1484 201 1112 23 565 220 1307 399 1224 385 995 540 662 387 57 1400 1446 784 1239 1005 127 611 134 996 1126 1172 762 385 991 551 695 990 721