Pleasures/Tangled Life

Jan Morris. Vintage Books USA, $12.95 (0pp) ISBN 978-0-679-73131-3

This follow-up to Conundrum , Morris's account of her sex-change operation, is intended as a celebration of personal pleasures; the author revels in everyday sensual experiences, writes of her travels and shares her political and social viewpoints. PW dubbed these essays an ``idiosyncratic potpourri'' containing ``unexpected peculiarities.'' (Nov.)

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