Bad girls - Ellen Sussman

"I behave badly to set myself apart. To test
myself. To push myself. To prove something. To
shock someone....I behave badly because I can."
That's how Ellen Sussman describes her deviant
endeavors. To better understand them, she's
invited 25 other bad girls to share their
stories. Ann Hood lies, Mary Roach confesses.
Lolly Winston blasts the music; Susan Straight
puts the petal to the metal. Erica Jong, the
original bad girl, challenges her own claim to
that fame. Susan Cheever almost flunks out of
prep school and then flunks her chance at
redemption. Caroline Leavitt marries and cheats; Kim Addonizio celebrates a one-night stand.
Roxana Robinson commits forgery. Daphne Merkin
measures the penis. There's a kind of energy
that gets generated when bad girls get together. These pages bristle with danger. The writers are
digging deep-bad behavior lies in their souls.
And what they bring to the surface reveals
truths about their psyches and our society.