But while she had nothing but self-deprecating remarks to say about her talent with a pen (or, err, Blackberry), the author does have some interesting thoughts on the response of American women to a fantasy of submission.

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While she may be gifted in the art of self-promotion, her success is further solidified by hard graft.

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While driving Doug and a friend to the movies, she finally heard her increasingly sullen boy chattering like his old self.

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