Patricia Ange

Becoming a Woman: a Journey Toward Sexual Maturity Patricia Ange

Becoming A Woman is author Patricia Ange's perspective on her sex life and other sexcapades. The journey begins with the author's sexual awakening in childhood to her declaration of celibacy in her late 20s. Beginning with the first chapter, readers learn about the earliest of sexual exploration and knowledge with childhood sex game, fumbling attempts at intimacy and how these endeavors lead way to teenage crushes, teenage sex and teenagers dating older, more experienced men. In "Student Affairs," Patricia evaluates self-esteem, sexual tension and teasing, and the dynamics of high school relationships. The author graduates to "Higher Learning" by sharing the college experiences, in and outside of the classroom and the lost of virginity. From a broken engagement to taking up with older and later, married men, the author finds herself repeating her harassment on other, more vulnerable, male classmates and participating in adult sex game. A pregnancy scare, family responsibilities and a death will ultimately combat some of the author's self-destructive, irresponsible behavior and cause her to make some hard decisions for her future welfare. Yet, before her ultimate renewal, her search for a suitable partner in "Looking for Mr. Goodbar" produced an unhealthy addiction to a partner's sexual prowess despite his drug abuse and led to a violent break-up and concerns for her life. In Chapter 15, the final chapter Patricia swears off sex for honest healing. Her decision is more mental than physical yet, that decision would widen her thought processes and cause her to reaffirm her relationship with her God.