UNACCOMPANIED WOMEN

As a result of what she calls 'the only stroke of genius I've ever had',Jane Juska placed a personal ad in a newspaper, that began: 'Before I turn67 - next March - I would like to have a lot of sex with a man I like.' Theresponse was overwhelming, and it changed Jane's life. She told all in ARound-Heeled Woman, which Lynne Truss called 'the best book about sex Ihave read', and which shocked some, amused many and became a bestseller.Five years later, Jane has, like it or not, become a kind of icon for thepost-menopause generation. She's a friend and confessor to women of allages with poignant, tragic or enchanting stories - unaccompanied women,alone for now but searching for sex and romance. And despite her success,Jane herself is still looking for a man to keep her company - not ahusband, not even a partner, but the perfect lover, described by KatharineHepburn as one who 'lives nearby and visits often'. So the story continues,looking around at her generation, back to her youth, and forwardto...whatever grabs her fancy. And like many unaccompanied women, Jane'salso in search of a better place to live. Her current tiny apartmentdoesn't allow for much in the way of romance, let alone the giant toy boxshe wants to fill for her granddaughter, born on her birthday and now justtwo, who's brought another kind of love to her life. But as a sporadicearner on a teacher's pension, she can never afford the dream house. Sothe search continues, for love, friendship, sex, a roof over her head -it's what keeps this seventy-two year old author young, and will keepreaders wonderfully entertained in this funny, deft and touching memoir.