ONE FLESH
By Amelia & Greg Clarke
Matthias Media/The Good Book Company. 154 pages. £6
ISBN 1 876326 42 5
There is a discussion as to how wise it is for an engaged couple to 'mug up' on the technicalities of sex in the run-up to marriage. Some ministers say it is not helpful, others say it is.
This book, from Australia, obviously comes from the stable which says that the more you know beforehand, the better. It opens with a number of scenarios in which the honeymoon night goes completely wrong. The idea is to give reassurance if things don't get off to the best of starts.
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