Three Women

NOW A SERIES ON STARZ STARRING SHAILENE WOODLEY * BETTY GILPIN * DeWANDA WISE * GABRIELLE CREEVY * with BLAIR UNDERWOOD

“ 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 * Entertainment Weekly * 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” (The Washington Post), 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” (The Atlantic) that introduces us to three unforgettable women— and one remarkable writer— whose experiences remind us that we are not alone.