Polite Sex Author:James Wilcox When Emily Brix and Clara Edward Tilman, two young women from Tula Springs, Louisiana, arrive in NewYork City in 1971, they carry with them all the youthful expectancy of a bright future filled with passion and accomplishment. — As years pass, both Emily and Clara realize that growing older often involves costly concessions that lead to dead ends... more », and that concessions in love are the most damaging of all.« less