Introduction
While fictional in nature, this book has, besides entertainment, the purpose of acquainting the reader with manners of sexual activity at times practiced within contemporary society. The Editor
An interesting social phenomenon has been taking place in America, one that in recent years has grown by leaps and bounds. It was not so long ago that the ordinary citizen's work week lasted six days and a minimum of forty-eight hours. Moves to eliminate such drudgery of endless work brought about the so-called "standard" forty hour work period, leaving a two day weekend for leisure time pursuits. With the added free time, people began to look for ways to entertain themselves, and a whole new industry developed to satisfy the new needs of such people. Today, many businesses are related to leisure time, and the industry, as we all know, continues to grow as demands become greater.
Some private companies are now even further advanced, using the four-day work week, giving their employees even more free time to do as they will and it may not be in the too distant future that almost all of this nation's people will be on a thirty-two hour week or some variation of that plan. This phenomenon of leisure time has created new recreation pursuits, and at the same time it has changed the character of the nation. For some people, it has created a way of life that our forefathers would be horrified to know about or even contemplate.
The novel which follows is about leisure time and its effect on certain individuals. In areas of the country where there are rivers and lakes, a new leisure time industry has sprung up with startling speed. It's simply called house-boating. It's possible for even an inexperienced sailor to rent such a boat, and he may spend his time traveling the miles and length of river shoreline in the pursuit of his pleasure.
The main characters of this story to follow are very much like the ordinary person seeking a vacation away from routine, and they like many before them discover that time on their hands leads to a new perspective of their lives.
What the characters of this book do to fill their leisure hours goes by many names: swinging, group parties, swapping and weekend trades are a few. It's not an unfamiliar practice in our recent times, and like leisure time, is becoming more common each year.
The author of this book saw and made a correlation between leisure time and the new moral standards of the American citizen. His premise is both taught and convincing. Some who read this book will call the effect shocking and perverse, but we ask merely that such readers look deeply at the social causes which make this story a timely one.
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