News about Erica Jong

JAN MOIR: I didn't bother asking Dame Arlene Phillips (right) about her sex life, whether sizzling or not. I can't believe it, I thought. I can't do it any more. I've had to question Dame Joan Collins (left), Dame Prue Leith, Britt Ekland, Barbara Amiel, Erica Jong, and God knows how many other women are concerned with their late-life sex lives. And I have only had to do this because the women themselves, in one way or another, have brought the issue of these sex lives out there, prompting discussion and inquiry.

LIZ JONES: I wish I'd listened and learned from what was one of the first self-help books, I'd have saved myself a lifetime of heartache. I'd have been fine, with children, grandchildren, possibly, a loving partner, and a stable house. Women Who Love Too Much, by the wise woman that is Robin Norwood, is the book in question, which has just been updated and reissued. It was first published in the United States, where it became a No.1 bestseller in 25 languages before being released in 25 languages, selling three million copies worldwide. It was one of those books, much like Men Are From Mars and Women Are From Venus, that would have been on Bridget Jones' bookshelf after she smugly brushed it of everything else.