My Secret Garden

Nancy Friday First published 1973

About this book

First published in 1973, My Secret Garden ignited a firestorm of reactions across the nation—from outrage to enthusiastic support. Collected from detailed personal interviews with hundreds of women from diverse backgrounds, this book presents a bracingly honest account of women’s inner sexual fantasy lives. In its time, this book shattered taboos and opened up a conversation about the landscape of feminine desire in a way that was unprecedented.

Today, My Secret Garden remains one of the most iconic works of feminist literature of our time—and is still relevant to millions of women throughout the world.

Subjects

affective and dynamic functions
erotica
fantasmes sexuels
fantasy
femmes
popular works
psychology
sexology
sex (psychology)
sexual behavior
sexual fantasies
sexualité
sexualité (psychologie)
women
women, sexual behavior