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Author: Kristen Hinman

Posted on November 11, 2004April 2, 2017

The Sexual Life of Catherine M.

Steamy French memoir goes global One of the most talked-about women in France last year was Catherine M. And, the subject she talked most about was… sex. Catherine M. seduced French readers with graphic descriptions of sexual escapades in Paris swingers’ clubs, on hoods of cars parked in the Bois de Boulogne, in staircase landings and on office desks. Continue reading “The Sexual Life of Catherine M.”

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