The Technique of the Love Affair (1928) sums up the new attitude toward men, sex, and relationships of the modern woman in the late 1920s perfectly, not to say outrageously and shockingly.

It gives cynical and completely amoral guidance to young women on how to master and dominate men without ever falling under their spell; the woman who follows its advice will always be in control, never be in love and never be subservient to a man, says the author.

Although the book always has its tongue firmly in its cheek, and although it is no doubt intended as comic relief, it still probably presents and represents the thinking of the dedicated 1920s flapper better than any other book of the period, fictional or otherwise. Read More→