Three Women - by Lisa Taddeo

The instant #1 New York Times bestseller and one of the most talked-about books of the year, Lisa Taddeo's Three Women is ''the most in-depth look at the female sex drive that's been published in decades'' (New York) and a ''groundbreaking . . . breathtaking . . . staggeringly intimate'' (Entertainment Weekly) look at the sex lives of three real American women-based on nearly a decade of reporting. In suburban Indiana we meet Lina, the 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, the 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 the northeast we meet Sloane, the successful, refined restaurant owner whose husband enjoys watching 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.