Annabel
or The (Sexual) Adventures of a Good Girl
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My carnal knowledge was sketchy - like that of most girls in the1950s. To tell the truth, I didn't know what carnal meant, at seventeen years of age! My sex education had consisted of my stepmother, who turned out to be less wicked than simple, telling me that babies grew under a woman's heart. I had been curious about the big round tummy a woman in our neighbourhood was trying to conceal under a tent-like dress. At fifteen I had asked my brother, who was five years older than I, why sex was such a hush hush affair? His answer had been brief. 'You'll find out when you are old enough.Just make sure you don't get pregnant.'
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To be a virgin at twenty is a liability if you dream of becoming a big star on stage and in films. Annabel, a small town girl, who is blessed with an unlimited imagination, sets out for West Berlin, the newly thriving showcase of capitalism, to attend drama school, and more importantly, find sexual adventure. Since her widowed father, whom she adores, hasn't told her about the birds and the bees, she stumbles into one hilarious encounter after another. When she finally meets her prince, he breaks her heart. She determines to make her career her lover, but her fairy-tale ideas about sex and love trip her up again and again.
About the Author
Brigitte Roick was born in Germany where she acted in professional theatre for seven years. After she made Canada her home, she obtained a Bachelor of Arts degree from McMaster University. Her studies in creative writing led to publication of two of her short stories in the university's anthlogy 2000. Her first novel, MOONCHILD, garnered great interest at its recent publication.