Tall, goldenly beautiful Astrid had spent years holding her sexuality in check. Then self-denial takes a holiday and she discovers her true nature. Joy Inman takes you inside the mind of a woman who unwillingly sets out to explore the limits of her passion, an expedition that carries her to the mysterious island called Xanadu, where the only thing forbidden is the word "no." There she meets the man who has devoted his life to proving there are no boundaries to the pleasures of the flesh.