Synopsis Isadora Wing, a poet, accompanies her psychiatrist husband Bennett to a conference in Vienna. She suddenly leaves him for a protracted affair with Adrian Goodlove, a British psychologist. When first published in 1973, Erica Jong's highly autobiographical novel became a bestseller noted for its themes of sex, feminism, and consciousness-raising.
| Details | | Publication Date: | 1990-05-01 | | Narrated by: | Hope Davis |
| Size | | Height: | 7.0 in | | Width: | 4.8 in | | Thickness: | 0.8 in | | Weight: | 5.6 oz |
Industry Reviews "It is rare these days to come upon a book written by a woman which is so refreshing, so gay and sad at the same time, and so full of wisdom about the eternal man-woman problem....This book will make literary history....[B]ecause of it women are going to find their own voice and give us great sagas of sex, life, joy and adventure." New York Times - Henry Miller (01/01/1973)
"FEAR OF FLYING...belongs to and hilariously extends the tradition of CATCHER IN THE RYE and PORTNOY'S COMPLAINT." New Yorker - John Updike (01/01/1973)
"It was sex, of course, that made FEAR OF FLYING such a hit, and the book...still has the capacity to make a person reading it on the subway feel suddenly self-conscious....FEAR OF FLYING is sloppily written and lousy with clichés. But fastidious good taste is not perhaps absolutely essential in a novel." New York Times Book Review - Laura Miller (06/01/2003)
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