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Holding OutAnne O. Faulk

Holding Out

1998406 pages
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A national sex boycott starts when a U.S. Supreme Court judge escapes punishment for wife abuse. Organizer Lauren Fontaine borrows the idea from Aristophanes' Lysistrata, who convinced the women of Athens to deny their men sex until they stopped a war.

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6 editions
  • Paperback · English · 1999
    Pocket · 528 pages · 9780671017330
  • Paperback · English · 1998
    P/B · 384 pages · 9780747258957
  • Hardcover · English · 1998
    Simon & Schuster · 9780324161243
  • Other · English · 2019
    Simon & Schuster · 9781982131173
  • Other · English · 1998
    Headline Publishing Group · 376 pages · 9780747276548
  • Other · English · 1998
    Simon & Schuster · 427 pages · 9780684846712
FictionMarried womenWomen stockbrokersWife abuseMan-woman relationshipsWomen executivesNew York Times reviewedFiction, humorous, general