Sex in Our 70s by Sheldon A Louis tells the story of Ben and Cat over a six-year stretch in their late 60’s and early 70s. They have known one another on and off for over 20 years but with her third husband, Cat moves into the house right next to Ben and his wife. Over the next 20 years their relationship moves from very casual to an intense desire to be with one another and to rediscover the passion and intimacy that has been absent in their life far too long.
The story unfolds as Ben is returning from a neuroscience convention and Cat makes a specific request that turns into a hilarious practical joke with TSA at the airport. It reflects the trust and sexual playfulness that had developed between the two. The story then takes the reader back 6 years to the seduction that started them down the road to what developed into an intense, romantic, and erotic relationship. Sex in Our 70s is an erotic novel. But more than that, it delves deeply into the Ben and Cat’s characters revealing that an elderly couple can still have desire, a need for companionship, and the wisdom that comes with age that flies in the face of convention. They start an affair that evolves into something neither had experienced in their long lives. An intense sexual relationship that flies in the face of long-held assumptions about what is considered acceptable in the baby-boomer culture.
Throughout the 500 pages we watch Ben and Cat provide their unique perspectives on what is happening to their comfortable but unfulfilled suburban life. They want more than culture is willing to allow, especially at their age. They had fantasized about being together, but thought it was just wishful thinking. Then tragedy strikes and their fantasy becomes real.
The story turns, revealing that missionary sex should be left to the clerics as they push the envelope of sexual desire and how it can surprise and flourish even at their age. A fantasy cruise opens their eyes to pleasure they never though was possible. What follows is a memorable tale of two ordinary people seeking to fill a bucket list of sexual pleasure that is both intimate and deeply moving. Each character provides an ongoing dialogue about their fears and desires. Ben and Cat are not your traditional grandparents who are often portrayed as a couple that helps their children maneuver through life. Rather, they portray a couple who rediscovers true love and a deep sexual intimacy that is normally reserved for the young. A story of possibility, of lust, of fulfillment, and of need, even in their 70s. The sexual intimacy they develop reveals that even in their 70s true love can flourish. Their emotional development does not simply feed their sexual desire, it compliments it. Emotion and sexuality feed each other growing into something neither of them ever expected.
Ben develops this need to provide unique pleasure to Cat. It almost becomes an obsession that leads to sexual role play, exhibitionism, a serendipitous hot wife experience and then hiring professionals to provide a true lesbian experience for Cat and a cuckold experience for Ben. The sex scenes are explicit but also reveal the true characters of Ben and Cat and how 70 years of life experience changes the way the elderly look at sexuality.
Sex in our 70s is not just an erotic novel. It is humorous. It challenges traditional views of couples in their 70s. It provides deep insight into the neurobiology of sexuality and it is deeply touching while being totally honest. It is simply quite different from all the erotic novels out there. It is the story behind the eroticism that slowly builds over the 11 chapters of the novel that produces context for their affair. It allows you to understand that the best moments in life may still be ahead of you even in your seventies. It is truly different from every erotic novel you have read.
Sex in Our 70s will soon be available in both and R-rated and X-rated version.