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The Harrad ExperimentRobert H. RimmerPrometheus BooksRobert Rimmers 1966 book is really one of the classic forerunners of the modern polyamory movement. And, while Harrad very occasionally feels a bit dated, this remains one of the most realistic and detailed picture of poly relationships I've come across. In Harrad, a pair of sociologists create a social experiment in which a group of carefully selected college students live together, are encouraged to sleep together responsibly, and in general to think for themselves. The novel follows four main characters through the eyes of their journals, as they explore different relationships with each other, and come to understand that love doesn't necessarily prove to be exclusive. By following the process and progress of multiple students from the beginning of the program through several years, Rimmer gives himself the chance to explore a lot of the feelings and issues that come up in multiple relationships, which adds greatly to the depth of the novel. This 25th Anniversary Edition of the book includes something else I found fascinating--a thirty-three page mini-autobiography of Rimmer, who found himself involved in multiple relationships. There's also an updated and complete bibliography.
(NOTES: Rimmer has a new (1995) book on sexual ethics that I
haven't read yet entitled
Let's Really Make Love: Sex, the Family, and Education in the
Twenty-First Century.
In addition,
don't miss Rimmer's own
Harrad 2000
web site.
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Small ChangesMarge PierceyFawcett BooksContributed by J: This book follows two women through their very different lives--One
of the women is in a poly situation in her earlier years, and when
she later settles for a monogamous marriage, wonders why were are
asked to stop loving those we love, when we love someone new...
VidaMarge PierceyFawcett BooksContributed by J: This book follows the life of an underground radical, who is married
but has always been polyamorous. (In this book poly is dealt with
as kind of a matter of fact aside.) Woman on the Edge of TimeMarge PierceyCrest BooksContributed by J:
Summer PeopleMarge PierceyFawcett BooksSuzanne wrote, gave this book a 7, and added: Describes a long-term poly triad (FMF) that love eachother deeply.
It deals honestly with jealousy, and focuses on what happens to
the triad when one person changes.
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