Women's Pleasure by Edna O'Brien, Come Into the Drawing Room

Edna o'brien was banned for putting women's sexuality on the page. But i think it's so much more than just about women's pleasure. It's women's right to any sort of autonomy. We'll talk some more after the story. And now here's rachel cushner reading. Come into the drawing room. Doris, mary hoped that the rotted front tire of her bicycle would not burst. Mary felt happy as she rode along slowly, avoiding the loose stones and pot holes which were thinly iced over.