Letters of Note: Sex

Compiled by Shaun Usher

Letters of Note: Sex by Shaun Usher, Shaun Usher (Paperback ISBN 9781786895561) book cover

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A compulsive collection of the world’s most entertaining, inspiring and powerful letters with sex at their heart, curated by the founder of the global phenomenon lettersofnote.com

In Letters of Note: Sex, Shaun Usher collects together some of the most noteworthy missives ever written on the subject, from euphemism-laden, flirtatious exchanges and desire-driven expressions of passion to sincere and thoughtful meditations on the meaning of sex.

Includes letters by:
John Cheever, Dorothy Day,
Frida Kahlo, Margaret Mead,
Henry Miller, Anaïs Nin,
Mae West
& many more


“Praise for Letters of Note: Quite literally the most enjoyable volume it is possible to imagine. Every page is a marvel”
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“The literary equivalent of a box of chocolates - bite-sized and pure addictive pleasure … The result is beautifully produced, with photographs and colour facsimiles of much of the correspondence. A gorgeous Christmas present”
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“It is hard to see how Letters Of Note could ever be surpassed”
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“A gloriously presented compilation”
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Compiled by Shaun Usher

Shaun Usher is a writer and sole custodian of the popular blogs lettersofnote.com and listsofnote.com. He has transformed both blogs into bestselling books, crowd-funded by Unbound and jointly published by Unbound and Canongate. He lives in Wilmslow with his wife Karina and their two sons. He is the author of the bestselling Letters of Note, More Letters of Note, Lists of Note and Speeches of Note. Along with Simon Garfield’s To the Letter, Letters of Note inspired Letters Live, a series of live performances celebrating the enduring power of literary correspondence, with great performers reading remarkable letters to a live audience.

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