Round Heeled Woman

'Round-heeled'isanold-fashionedtermforapromiscuouswomanofeasyvirtue.It'sasurprisingwayforarespectableEnglishteacherofacertainage,withapassionforthenovelsofAnthonyTrollope,todescribeherself,butthenthat'sjustthefirstofmanysurprisestobefoundinthispoignant,funny,uniquememoir.InspiredbyEricRohmer'sfilmAutumnTale,JaneJuska,asmart,energeticdivorcee,decidedshe'dbeencelibatetoolong,andplacedapersonaladinherfavouritenewspaper,TheNewYorkReviewofBooks.Theresponsewasoverwhelming,andJuskatookasabbaticalfromteachingtomeetsomeofthemenwhoreplied.Andsinceheradmadeitclearthatshewasn'texpectingjusthand-holding,herdateszippedfromfirstbasetothefullmontyinrecordtime.Juskaisatotallyengaging,perceptivewriter,funnyandfrankaboutherexploits.It'shightimesomeonerevealedthefactthatoldersinglepeopleareaseagerforsexandintimacyastheiryoungercounterparts.JaneJuska'sbrave,honestmemoirwillprobablyraiseeyebrowsandbloodpressure,butitwillundoubtedlyappealtotheverylargeaudienceofgrown-upreaderswhowillbefascinatedandinspiredbyherdaringadventure.