Gloria Vanderbilt has endured constant scrutiny by the media. And thanks to the publication of her latest book, Obsession: An Erotic Tale, critics will again get a chance to judge the heiress.

At 85 years old, the New York socialite obviously isn’t your typical romance author, which is one reason why her racy new novel shocked New York Post writer Andrea Peyser.

Peyser, seemingly gagging, writes:

Packed with four-letter words I don’t think my mother knows, as well as innovative tips for employing garden vegetables, there’s not much I can print. But here goes: ‘I will begin, softly at first so that you can sleep a few more minutes, the long, slow, delicious process of licking your - - - -, and since I must have your honey milk … I will struggle to stay quiet … Master, I whisper as you surrender to our ecstasy.’ Someone call a parent. Or an exorcist.

Obsession follows a widow named Priscilla Bingham as she discovers a newly awakened sexuality after reading letters about her late husband’s secret mistress. The letters reveal her husband Talbot’s secret sex life – including orgies, sadomasochistic rituals and creative product use.

So, what would Vanderbilt’s refined alma mater, Miss Porter’s School, think? What would her son, CNN anchor Anderson Cooper, think? Well, when mother first published It Seemed Important at the Time, a tell-all memoir about her many lovers, including Frank Sinatra and Marlon Brando, in 2005, Cooper was red in the face. Reflecting on CNN.com, he wrote:

I know, I know — I should be mature, supportive of her sexual identity, and I am, intellectually, but there are some things I’d prefer to stay ignorant about. No matter how much my cerebrum says ‘okay,’ my gut still sort of shudders at the thought of her, you know, touching the monkey.

Obsession: An Erotic Tale, published by Ecco, hits bookstores in June. Our advice to Vanderbilt: Don’t listen to a word of what critics think. You can write whatever you please, and let the marketplace decide the success of your work.