num_pages: 306
description: A riveting true story about the sex lives of three real American women based on nearly a decade of reporting.Hailed as a dazzling achievement (Los Angeles Times) and riveting page-turner that explores desire heartbreak and infatuation in all its messy complicated nuance (The Washington Post) Lisa Taddeos Three Women has captivated readers booksellers and criticsand topped bestseller listsworldwide.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 Sloanea gorgeous successful and refined restaurant ownerwho is happily married to a man who likes to watch her have sex with other men and women.Based on years of immersive reporting and told with astonishing frankness and immediacy Three Women 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) Three Women introduces us to three unforgettable womenand one remarkable writerwhose experiences remind us that we are not alone.
language: English
title: Three Women
publisher: Avid Reader Press