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“Staggeringly intimate...Groundbreaking.” —
Entertainment Weekly
“A breathtaking and important book.” —Cheryl Strayed
“Extraordinary...A nonfiction literary masterpiece.” —Elizabeth Gilbert
#1
New York Times
Bestseller and a Best Book of the Year by:
The Washington Post
* NPR *
The Atlantic
* New York Public Library *
Vanity Fair
* PBS *
Time
*
Economist
Financial Times
* Shelf Awareness *
Guardian
Sunday Times
* BBC *
Esquire
Good Housekeeping
Elle
Real Simple *
And more
A riveting true story about the sex lives of three real American women “who are carnal, brave, and beautifully flawed” (
People,
Book of the Week), based on nearly a decade of reporting.
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.
Hailed as “a dazzling achievement” (
Los Angeles Times
) and “a riveting page-turner that explores desire, heartbreak, and infatuation in all its messy, complicated nuance” (
), Lisa Taddeo’s
Three Women
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” (
) that introduces us to three unforgettable women—and one remarkable writer—whose experiences remind us that we are not alone.