I discovered my dad was a best-selling sex writer
As a child Sara Faith Alterman discovered her dad was secretly a best-selling sex writer. Later, when he was dying of Alzheimer's, he asked Sara to help him write his final books.
Sara Faith Alterman was eight when she accidently discovered that her prudish dad was secretly a globally successful writer of adult books. Growing up, it was never discussed, but when he was dying of Alzheimer's in his late 60s, he asked Sara to help him write again before it was too late.
Sara Faith Alterman’s memoir is called Lets Never Talk about this Again.
Presented and Produced by Mariana Des Forges
Picture: A young Sara and Ira Alterman
Credit: Courtesy of Sara Faith Alterman
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