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BOOK REVIEW

IDEAL MARRIAGE

Review By: Karen (CA-30-G)

IDEAL MARRIAGE by Dee Raymond

3 volumes, $4.50 each

Throughout the years, author Dee Raymond has become known for fast-paced and thoroughly enchanting stories based on transvestic themes. Unlike many types of this genre of literature, this three volume novelette deals with more than just fantasy crossdressing episodes. Written specifically for heterosexual trans- vestites, Dee has also added a pinch of education to this short trilogy.

Those who have come to a recent and partial understanding of their femmophelia will find gentle guidance and warnings of the excesses which can become problematical for the newly decloseted transvestite. Care must be taken to regulate the amount of transvestic freedom one allows oneself. Those who are married and desire to remain so must take into account the needs and feel- ings of their spouse. Dee skillfully weaves these conflicts into the warp and woof of the story and artfully proposes answers and solutions in the actions of the story's characters.

In part 1, "The Wedding," the reader is introduced to Richard Archer, whose impending marriage seems a cure to early transvestic urges. His bride finds that mention of female

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