The Naked Truth

By Leslie Morgan Steiner,

Book cover of The Naked Truth: A Memoir

Book description

Newly divorced and determined to reclaim her life, Leslie Morgan, bestselling author of Crazy Love and Mommy Wars, decided to spend a year searching for five new lovers in this "highly stimulating story of a midlife education" and "steamy, liberating tale of self-exploration and self-love" (Kirkus Reviews).

When Leslie Morgan…

Shepherd is reader supported. When you buy books, we may earn an affiliate commission.

Why read it?

1 author picked The Naked Truth as one of their favorite books. Why do they recommend it?

I love this memoir because Leslie Morgan is a wise, funny, articulate, sex-positive, feminist BFF, who shares her emotional and sexual journey in the year after divorce and before turning 50 with pride rather than shame as she renounces the drab ex-wife role, dresses alluringly, and dates wildly.

Writing about sex and dating can be a cliché-ridden minefield, but Morgan enlivens the highs, lows, and middles with metaphors that resonate and invite you into the scene. And it’s not just about sex – it’s about the emotional truths that she learns along the way as she demonstrates an enjoyable way…

Want books like The Naked Truth?

Our community of 11,000+ authors has personally recommended 100 books like The Naked Truth.

Browse books like The Naked Truth

5 book lists we think you will like!

Interested in sexuality, feminism, and women?

Sexuality 48 books
Feminism 359 books
Women 648 books