The Story of O certainly impacted on me at an early age but for various reasons.
I mentioned it to a close friend of mine (she is proudly French) and she told me that Dominique Aubry (spelling is probably terrible) wrote the story for her older lover, trying to keep his interest. It is clincial at times but ground breaking. Her lover was older, an academic and unfaithful.
What is it about academics?
I love to research and i followed through - she even met Charles De Gaule who rememebred her as the woman who wrote The Story of O Ah, those French!