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January 04, 2013
THE MISTRESS CONTRACT Available in Paperback This Month
With its redesigned cover and significant interior changes, The Mistress Contract, by She and He, will be offered in paperback this January.
The Mistress Contract, originally published by Unbridled Books in Fall 2011, is the remarkable true document that opens with a piece of paper that was signed in 1981 by a woman and her wealthy lover. The contract establishes an exchange that she thinks fair: If he will provide an adequate and separate home for her and cover her expenses, she will provide him with “mistress services”: “All sexual acts as requested, with suspension of historical, emotional, psychological disclaimers.”
The premise was interesting to Serpent’s Tail who, in a significant deal with Unbridled Books, purchased the world rights (excluding North America) to the book and plans a November 2013 publication, following Unbridled Books’ release of its US paperback edition in January. There is also speculation of a play.
The New York Journal of Books had this to say about The Mistress Contract:
“The Mistress Contract is most interesting for its honest portrayal of a long-term relationship outside the bounds of marriage. How He and She view their differences and handle their life crises is … revealing….”
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