Description: Based on the author's confessional article in an issue of "Seventeen" magazine about her experiences of being called a "slut" in high school--as well as the first-hand accounts of other women ages 14 through 66--"Slut" offers "a bracing corrective for any young woman who finds herself at the mercy of the double standard" (Susan Faludi). Illustrations.
Review Quotes: "Leora is one of the most astute and thoughtful of the new generation of feminist writers, bringing both a rare warmth and a courageous conviction to all her work." -Elizabeth Wurtzel, author of Prozac Nation and Bitch
"Tanenbaum [has made a] bold step into the literary world to start a bold discussion." -Newsday