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Simon & Schuster has acquired the rights to With the Kisses of his Mouth, "a heartbreaking, thought-provoking memoir" by Monique Roffey.
Francesca Main, commissioning editor for fiction, bought UK and Commonwealth rights from Isobel Dixon at Blake Friedmann.
With the Kisses of his Mouth will be published in spring 2011. The memoir tells the story of ten years of Roffey's life, from her meeting her soul-mate to their devastating break-up, and the sexual journey that followed.
Main said: "This is an incredibly brave book - I can think of no other female writer who has written so intimately about her own sexual life without a pseudonym. It is written with passion, candour and great emotional hnesty and is moving and eye-opening by turns.
"Monique has launched a campaign to explore Eastern and Western attitudes to love and sex in an attempt to find a cure for a love which refused to be classified. This book charts her adventures and tells her story."
Simon & Schuster previously published Roffey's debut Sun Dog in 2002 and will be publishing her new novel The White Woman on the Green Bicycle in July.