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Three Women

By: Lisa Taddeo
Narrated by: Lisa Taddeo, Tara Lynne Barr, Marin Ireland, Mena Suvari
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Bloomsbury presents Three Women by Lisa Taddeo, read by Lisa Taddeo, Tara Lynne Barr, Marin Ireland and Mena Suvari.

The International No. 1 Bestseller
A BBC 2 Between the Covers Book Club Pick

'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?

'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 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 listening to.

©2019 Lisa Taddeo (P)2019 Simon & Schuster Anthropology Human Sexuality Psychology Psychology & Mental Health Women Marriage
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The last few chapters definitely made up for the slow start and middle section. But the narrating voices really affected how much I enjoyed this story. In the end I had to listen to the book on 1.5x speed just to get through it as it was too distracting from the actual story line. I’ve had friends who absolutely loved this book but it was a realllll push for me to get through

Wouldn’t recommend

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I can’t believe this is a true story of 3 woman. Women’s emotions are so much more empowering!
Love this book it’s a must for every woman young and old.

Shocked

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I really appreciated the dynamic stories of all of the women in this book. I found myself cringing and feeling intrigued at the same time.

Get comfortable being uncomfortable

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It's an inside look under the hood of womanhood, brilliantly told, loved it and highly recommend

Scar Tissue

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It’s hard to read at times because it forces women to reflect on their own internal thoughts and lives and to realise that they themselves have had similar experiences and thoughts. This can be extremely uncomfortable. But it is a necessary read. At the very least to help us move towards our own and each other’s distress and pain. As opposed to away from it.

A difficult but necessary read

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Lisa Taddeo has an interesting voice and her subject is fascinating. Three women's stories which delve into the sexual lives, and compromises made, on their journey to womanhood. There's something here that's resonant for every woman, I'm sure.

Overall I was engaged and interested, but felt there was some imbalance in these women's stories. Maggie's is the strongest, with the most dramatic narrative arc. The Sloane and Lena stories are less directional, and at times feel meandering and lightweight next to the drama of the 'romance' and heartbreak of Maggie's story. But this is interesting terrain for sure, and makes you contemplate your own relationships and female experience in a new light.

Great also to have real performers reading - especially Mena Suvari - but all three brought something to their performances. It's a good sign that Audible is producing high-quality stories of this genre and with consideration for a sophisticated female audience.

Compelling, curious, fresh

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This book was Addictive. And Fury inducing. In a good way. You should definitely read/listen.
Great narrating.

Loved

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I’m not a huge reader, but this is very good, so many themes here are so important. Once I got to the epilogue, found a whole new respect for this author. Well done :)

The epilogue seals the deal

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I found this slightly challenging to listen to as an audio book for a start and didn’t quite expect the style of story telling. Became gripping in the end though. Wished it continued!

Not quite what I was expecting.

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Great read and very addictive, excellent narration, I really felt for all women in this story - all victims

Very enjoyable

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