Guilty Pleasures

Not about Harlequins or Romance
This DVD was not about Romance Novels it was more about sex and sex scenes in romance novels. It seemed a bit cynical for what was supposed to be a story on the "happily-ever-after" Harlequin Romance. I was suprised PBS had done this story. I can't recommend it.

Guilty Pleasures
This PBS documentary gives an inside look into the the Harlequin novel from the perspective of the female reader, the male writer, and a male cover model. Hiroko is a housewife from Japan who dreams of being swept off her feet by the man of her dreams (a cross between David Beckham and George Harrison). Shumita is an Indian woman who has been left by her husband five years earlier for another woman. Shumita reads her novels while hoping that her husband will one day return. Shirley is a British mother of three who is looking for more spice to her life and her marriage. Each of the three women enjoy reading Harlequin (also known as Mills & Boon) for their own reason, but for each the books fill a need in their lives. Gill Sanderson (whose real name is Roger) writes medical romance novels from his small trailer in England. Gill's passion for his writing and pride in knowing that his books are enjoyed by readers around the world is clear throughout the documentary. I found 47 of Gill's...



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