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#1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER "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 "Taddeo spent eight years reporting this groundbreaking book...Breathtaking...Staggeringly intimate." - Entertainment Weekly "The most in-depth look at the female sex drive that's been published in decades." - New York "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 Desire as we've never seen it before: a riveting true story about the sex lives of three real American women, based on nearly a decade of reportingHailed 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 Taddeo's Three Women has captivated readers, booksellers, and critics - and topped bestseller lists - worldwide. 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. 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 women - and one remarkable writer - whose experiences remind us that we are not alone.