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- An Uncensored Memoir of Love, Liberation and Non-Monogamy
- Narrated by: Rachel Krantz
- Length: 10 hrs and 9 mins
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Publisher's Summary
Rachel Krantz is a 27-year-old journalist living in Brooklyn when she meets Adam, who is non-monogamous. The concept isn't entirely new to her and the possibility of that kind of freedom is as exciting as it is daunting. If there's a chance that she could date, have sex and connect with different people alongside a loving and supportive long-term relationship, why wouldn't she seize it?
In intimate detail, OPEN takes us inside the highs and lows of Rachel's journey of self-discovery and the different ways power dynamics manifest when the rules of engagement have fundamentally changed. Sharp, provocative, and engrossing, it asks what true sexual liberation looks like, and if the pleasure is ever worth the pain.
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- Anonymous User
- 16-06-2023
Wonderfully written
I clung to Rachel’s every word. Truly insightful, honest and sincere. I felt like I was right there beside her.
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