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This book is ideal for readers interested in candid, deep explorations of women's lives, relationships, and sexuality. Fans of contemporary biography and memoir, as well as those who appreciate socially relevant and provocative storytelling, will find it particularly engaging.
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The International No. 1 Bestseller
'Cuts to the heart of who we are' Sunday Times
'A book that begs discussion' Vanity Fair
All Lina wanted was to be desired. How did she end up in a marriage with two children and a husband who wouldn’t touch her?
All Maggie wanted was to be understood. How did she end up in a relationship with her teacher and then in court, a hated pariah in her small town?
All Sloane wanted was to be admired. How did she end up a sexual object of men, including her husband, who liked to watch her have sex with other men and women?
Three Women is a record of unmet needs, unspoken thoughts, disappointments, hopes and unrelenting obsessions.
The book Phoebe Waller-Bridge, Alexa Chung, Jodie Comer, Reese Witherspoon, Harry Styles, Fearne Cotton, Caitriona Balfe, Gwyneth Paltrow, Sharon Horgan, Zoe Ball, Rosie Huntington-Whiteley, Davina McCall, Gemma Chan, Christine and the Queens and Gillian Anderson are all reading
'I will probably re-read it every year of my life' Caitlin Moran
'Will have millions nodding in recognition' The Times
'As gripping as the most gripping thriller' Marian Keyes
'When I picked it up, I felt I'd been waiting half my life to read it' Observer
'The kind of bold, timely, once-in-a-generation book that every house should have a copy of, and probably will before too long' New Statesman
The No. 1 Sunday Times Bestseller
The No. 1 New York Times Bestseller
British Book Awards Non-Fiction Narrative Book of the Year 2020
Foyles Non-Fiction Book of the Year
A Stylist Book of the Decade
The Most-Picked Book of the Year of 2019
Book Details
INFORMATION
ISBN: 9781526611659
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Format: Paperback / softback
Date Published: 09 July 2019
Country: United Kingdom
Imprint: Bloomsbury Circus
Audience: General / adult
DIMENSIONS
Width: 153.0mm
Height: 234.0mm
Weight: 478g
Pages: 320
About the Author
Lisa Taddeo spent eight years and thousands of hours tracking the women whose stories comprise Three Women, moving to the towns they lived in to better understand their lives. She has contributed to New York magazine, Esquire, Elle, Glamour and many other publications. Her short stories have won two Pushcart Prizes. She lives with her husband and daughter in New England.
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