Inner Circle

<b>NATIONAL BESTSELLER - From the award-winning author of <i>The Tortilla Curtain </i>comes a fascinating fictional rendering of what life might have been like doing research for infamous sex professor Alfred Kinsey (<i>Chicago Tribune</i>).</b><br><b> </b><br><b>A biting satire of emotional manipulation sexual indiscretion and scientific hubris.--<i>The Boston Globe</i></b> <p/><b>A BEST BOOK OF THE YEAR: <i>The New York Times Entertainment Weekly The Washington Post Los Angeles Times San Francisco Chronicle Chicago Tribune</i></b> <p/>In 1940 John Milk a virginal young man accepts a job as an assistant to Dr. Alfred Kinsey and extraordinarily charming professor of zoology at Indiana University who has just discovered his life's true calling: sex. <p/>As a member of Kinsey's inner circle of researchers Milk and his beautiful new wife are called on to participate in sexual experiments that become increasingly uninhibited--and problematic for his marriage. For in his later years Kinsey who behind closed doors is a sexual enthusiast of the first order ever more recklessly pushed the boundaries both personally and professionally. <p/>At heart a moving and compassionate look at sex marriage jealousy and infidelity <i>The Inner Circle </i>makes use of Alfred Kinsey's controversial studies on human sexuality to create an irresistible tale about the interaction between our human and animal natures.