'Thrill of the Chaste'

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Dawn Eden's conversion from her lifestyle of casual sex resulted in her writing "The Thrill of the Chaste: Finding Fulfillment

While Keeping Your Clothes On," which hit shelves Tuesday.

Miss Eden is a deputy news editor at the New York Daily News and a former rock historian. The following are excerpts from an interview:

Question: Your book is titled "The Thrill of the Chaste." Is that possible: Finding a thrill in being chaste?

Answer: It's definitely possible. You have to find a thrill in being chaste before you can find a thrill in anything else. We all start life as chaste children, and then as we grow up ... sometimes we lose touch with the things that are at the root of happiness. ...

Q: But you're not a virgin yourself, are you?

A: Oh, my book is not about virginity. It's about how chastity isn't just for virgins. No, I'm not one myself.

Q: What makes you qualified to speak on this? Has there been a change in course?

A: Oh, there definitely has been a change in course. I grew up Reformed Jewish, and I was an agnostic for my adult life until I was 31, when I had a transformative faith experience. I became a Christian and I believed for the first time that there was a God and that God really cared about me. ... I realized that my lifestyle was not in line with my faith. ...