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Wayne Lakey is the only Lesbian in the Group. Surely THAT is enough.
Like most non-Heterosexuals, she doesn't wait for Permission before living out her Power…moreLakey is the only Lesbian in the Group. Surely THAT is enough.
Like most non-Heterosexuals, she doesn't wait for Permission before living out her Powerhouse of Love and Lust...she's "Doin' What Comes Naturally". And so it has always been, since before and after the Evolution of the Human Species...what may be regarded as Quirks of Nature have always been around, doing what they do BEST...being Themselves. Mary McCarthy wasn't going to leave a hole in her Opus Magnus by omitting Her Lakey !! She wanted the Complete Spectrum of Womankind. If she was writing it today, there would be a Gender Bender in there too, and not apologising or asking permission either, I have No Doubt .
And it is Lakey in the end who socks it to the Meanest Man in the book.
On behalf of ALL her friends. She becomes the Spokesperson and Spokeswoman. No accident when you have MM at the wheel.
Hope this helps, Vince.
Cheers from Wayne, Sydney,Australia.(less)

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I just found out that this book was Banned in Australia when it came out in 1963? The person who told me also said it was beautiful writing, succinct analysis of the 1930s with relevance to now. Does anyone know why it was banned?

Sandra Alicja The answer is "explicit" content of sexual nature.
McCarthy writes about the lives of 20somethings in the 1930 in what has been described by some "clin…moreThe answer is "explicit" content of sexual nature.
McCarthy writes about the lives of 20somethings in the 1930 in what has been described by some "clinical detail". She touches upon most subjects that were, and actually still are, of real significance to young women including sex. The second chapter in the book is about one of the characters losing her virginity in what we would now call a one night stand. While McCarthy does describe the characters experience in some detail it is nowhere near pornographic nature. My guess is that alone the fact that a girl could find pleasure while losing her virginity to a handsome man who is no "marriage material", was enough for some censors to ban the book.
By the way the book was also banned in Italy and Ireland.(less)

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Does the film follow the book or have they changed a lot? They often do that when they make films based on books,

Lisa Mcbroom I felt it really followed the book . The movie and the book are one of my favorites!

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