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Melissa Febos

The Dry Season: A Memoir of Pleasure in a Year Without Sex

The Dry Season: A Memoir of Pleasure in a Year Without Sex

A memoir by Melissa Febos exploring desire and self-discovery during a year without sex.

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  • Pressly
    PresslyFirst to rec

    “A wonderful memoir for curious about their own desire. Impossible not to learn from.”

  • Dana
    Dana

    “Every time I read one of Melissa’s books I think how changed my life is and then I read another one. Like all of the times before, I finished this book a changed woman.”

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