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Synopsis
I first met Anais in 1962 at her Village apartment, when I was an eighteen-year-old virgin.
And so begins Tristine Rainer s years as Anais Nin s accomplice, keeping Nin s confidencesincluding that of her bigamyeven after Nin s death and the passing of her husbands, until now.
Apprenticed to Venus charts Rainer s coming of age under the guidance of Anais Nin: lover to Henry Miller, Parisian diarist, author of the erotic bestseller Delta of Venus, and feminist icon of the sexual revolution. As an inexperienced young woman, Tristine was dazzled by the sophisticated bohemian author and sought her instruction in becoming a woman. From their first meeting in Greenwich Village through Nin s death in 1977, Tristine remained a fixture of Anais Nin s inner circle, implicated in the mysterious author s secretswhile simultaneously finding her own way through love, lust, and loss. From personal memories to dramatized scenarios based on Nin s revelations to the author, Apprenticed to Venus blurs the lines between novel and memoir, bringing Anais Nin to life in new waya pioneer whose mantra was, A woman has as much right to pleasure as a man
A compelling look at the intricaciesand risksof female friendship and the mentor-protege relationship, Tristine Rainer s Apprenticed to Venus is the intimate story of an entanglement only she could tell."
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In 1962, eighteen-year old Tristine Rainer was sent on an errand to Anais Nin's Village apartment. The chance meeting would change the course of her life and begin her years as Anais's accomplice, keeping her mentor's confidences--including that of her bigamy--even after Anais Nin's death and the passing of her husbands, until now.
Set in the underground literary worlds of Manhattan and Los Angeles during the sixties and seventies, Tristine charts her coming of age under the guidance of the infamous Anais Nin: lover to Henry Miller, Parisian diarist, feminist icon of the sexual revolution, and author of the erotic bestseller Delta of Venus. As an inexperienced college-bound girl from the San Fernando Valley, Tristine was dazzled by the sophisticated bohemian author and sought her instruction in becoming a woman. Tristine became a fixture of Anais's inner circle, implicated in the mysterious author's daring intrigues--while simultaneously finding her own path through love, lust, and loss. From personal memories to dramatized scenarios based on Anais's revelations to the author, Apprenticed to Venus blurs the lines between novel and memoir to bring to life a seductive and entertaining character --the pioneer whose mantra was, "A woman has as much right to pleasure as a man "
An intimate look at the intricacies--and risks--of the female mentor-protege relationship, Tristine Rainer's Apprenticed to Venus stories her deep friendship, for good or ill, with a pivotal figure in women's liberation.
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A Revealing Look at the Mentorship--and Manipulation--of Anais Nin In 1962, eighteen-year-old Tristine Rainer was sent on an errand to Anais Nin's West Village apartment. The chance meeting would change the course of her life and begin her years as Anais's accomplice, keeping her mentor's confidences--including that of her bigamy--even after Anais Nin's death and the passing of her husbands, until now.
Set in the underground literary worlds of Manhattan and Los Angeles during the sixties and seventies, Tristine charts her coming of age under the guidance of the infamous Anais Nin: author of the erotic bestseller Delta of Venus, lover to Henry Miller, Parisian diarist, and feminist icon of the sexual revolution. As an inexperienced college-bound girl from the San Fernando Valley, Tristine was dazzled by the sophisticated bohemian author and sought her instruction in becoming a woman. Tristine became a fixture of Anais's inner circle, implicated in the mysterious author's daring intrigues--while simultaneously finding her own path through love, lust, and loss. In what Kirkus calls a "spicy and saucy hybrid of memoir and novel," Apprenticed to Venus brings to life a seductive and entertaining character --the pioneer whose mantra was, "A woman has as much right to pleasure as a man "
An intimate look at the intricacies--and risks--of the female mentor-protege relationship, Tristine Rainer's Apprenticed to Venus stories her deep friendship, for good or ill, with a pivotal historical figure.