| Under the Rose: A Confession Contributor(s): Alaya, Flavia (Author) |
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ISBN: 1558612211 ISBN-13: 9781558612211 Publisher: Feminist Press OUR PRICE: $23.36 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: September 1999 Annotation: The explosive true story of Alaya's passionate 20-year affair with a Catholicpriest is rendered in exquisite prose. 16 photos. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Biography & Autobiography | Women - Family & Relationships |
| Dewey: B |
| LCCN: 99035835 |
| Series: Cross-Cultural Memoir |
| Physical Information: 1.16" H x 6.42" W x 9.27" (1.57 lbs) 400 pages |
| Themes: - Ethnic Orientation - Italian - Religious Orientation - Catholic - Religious Orientation - Christian - Sex & Gender - Feminine - Topical - Family |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Set against the political upheaval of the 1960s, a Catholic feminist remembers how her romantic relationship with a priest inspired them both to take responsibility for their own life choices. Beneath its seemingly scandalous surface, Flavia Alaya's life story goes to the heart of women's struggles for independence, self-definition, and sexual agency.A radiant but sheltered Italian-American woman on a Fulbright in Italy, Flavia was twenty-two years old when she met Father Harry Browne. When the attraction that began in a cafe in Perugia grew too compelling to resist, they embarked on a relationship that violated one of the most powerful taboos of the Church and of society, yet endured for over two decades. By day, they were subsumed in progressive community organizing. By night, they were subsumed in a relationship carried out, even through the birth of their three children, in absolute secrecy--sub rosa, or under the rose. |