Offers a riveting account of the sex lives of three ordinary American women, based on nearly a decade of reporting. 150,000 first printing. - (Baker & Taylor)
An account based on nearly a decade of reporting examines the sex lives of three American women, exploring the complexity and fragility of female desire. - (Baker & Taylor)
<b>#1 <i>NEW YORK TIMES </i>BESTSELLER * #1 <i>SUNDAY TIMES </i>BESTSELLER * #1 INDIE NEXT PICK</b><br> <br><b>A Best Book of the Year: <i>The </i><i>Washington Post</i> * NPR * <i>The Atlantic </i>* New York Public Library * <i>Vanity Fair</i> * PBS * <i>Time</i> * <i>Economist </i>* <i>Entertainment Weekly </i>* <i>Financial Times </i>* Shelf Awareness * <i>Guardian </i>* <i>Sunday Times</i> * BBC * <i>Esquire </i>* <i>Good Housekeeping </i>* <i>Elle </i>* <i>Real Simple</i></b><br> <br><b>'tHIS IS THE BEST BOOK OF THE YEAR. This is it. This is the one...It blew the top of my head off and I haven't been able to stop thinking or talking about it since.' 'Elizabeth Gilbert</b><br> <br><b>'taddeo spent eight years reporting this groundbreaking book...Breathtaking...Staggeringly intimate.' '<i>Entertainment Weekly</i></b><br> <br><b>'A breathtaking and important book'What a fine thing it is to be enthralled by another writer's sentences. To be stunned by her intellect and heart.' 'Cheryl Strayed</b><br> <br><b>A riveting true story about the sex lives of three real American women, based on nearly a decade of reporting.</b><br><br>Hailed as 'a dazzling achievement' (<i>Los Angeles Times</i>) and 'riveting page-turner that explores desire, heartbreak, and infatuation in all its messy, complicated nuance' (<i>The Washington Post</i>), Lisa Taddeo's <i>Three Women </i>has captivated readers, booksellers, and critics'and topped bestseller lists'worldwide.<br> <br>In suburban Indiana we meet Lina, a homemaker and mother of two whose marriage, after a decade, has lost its passion. Starved for affection, Lina battles daily panic attacks and, after reconnecting with an old flame through social media, embarks on an affair that quickly becomes all-consuming. In North Dakota we meet Maggie, a seventeen-year-old high school student who allegedly has a clandestine physical relationship with her handsome, married English teacher; the ensuing criminal trial will turn their quiet community upside down. Finally, in an exclusive enclave of the Northeast, we meet Sloane'a gorgeous, successful, and refined restaurant owner'who is happily married to a man who likes to watch her have sex with other men and women.<br> <br>Based on years of immersive reporting and told with astonishing frankness and immediacy, <i>Three Women </i>is both a feat of journalism and a triumph of storytelling, brimming with nuance and empathy. "A work of deep observation, long conversations, and a kind of journalistic alchemy' (Kate Tuttle, NPR),<i> Three Women </i>introduces us to three unforgettable women'and one remarkable writer'whose experiences remind us that we are not alone. - (Simon and Schuster)
<b><b>SOON TO BE A SERIES ON STARZ STARRING SHAILENE WOODLEY * BETTY GILPIN * DeWANDA WISE * GABRIELLE CREEVY * with BLAIR UNDERWOOD</b><br> <br> <b>“Staggeringly intimate...Groundbreaking.” —<i>Entertainment Weekly</i></b><br> <b>“A breathtaking and important book.” —Cheryl Strayed</b><br> <b>“Extraordinary...A nonfiction literary masterpiece.” —Elizabeth Gilbert</b><br> <br> <b>#1 <i>New York Times</i> Bestseller and a Best Book of the Year by: <i>The Washington Post</i> * NPR * <i>The Atlantic </i>* New York Public Library * <i>Vanity Fair</i> * PBS * <i>Time</i> * <i>Economist </i>* <i>Entertainment Weekly </i>* <i>Financial Times </i>* Shelf Awareness * <i>Guardian </i>* <i>Sunday Times</i> * BBC * <i>Esquire </i>* <i>Good Housekeeping </i>* <i>Elle </i>* <i>Real Simple * </i>And more</b><br> <br> <b>A riveting true story about the sex lives of three real American women “who are carnal, brave, and beautifully flawed” (<i>People, </i>Book of the Week), based on nearly a decade of reporting.</b></b><br><br>Lina, a young mother in suburban Indiana whose marriage has lost its passion, reconnects with an old flame through social media and embarks on an affair that quickly becomes all-consuming. Maggie, a seventeen-year-old high school student in North Dakota, allegedly engages in a relationship with her married English teacher; the ensuing criminal trial turns their quiet community upside down. Sloane, a successful restaurant owner in an exclusive enclave of the Northeast, is happily married to a man who likes to watch her have sex with other men and women.<br> <br>Hailed as “a dazzling achievement” (<i>Los Angeles Times</i>) and “a riveting page-turner that explores desire, heartbreak, and infatuation in all its messy, complicated nuance” (<i>The Washington Post</i>), Lisa Taddeo’s <i>Three Women</i> has captivated readers, booksellers, and critics—and topped bestseller lists—worldwide. Based on eight years of immersive research, it is “an astonishing work of literary reportage” (<i>The Atlantic</i>) that introduces us to three unforgettable women—and one remarkable writer—whose experiences remind us that we are not alone. - (Simon and Schuster)