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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 number one best seller.

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?

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.

©2019 Lisa Taddeo (P)2019 Simon & Schuster

Critic Reviews

"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)

"Extraordinary." (Jojo Moyes)

"I will probably re-read it every year of my life." (Caitlin Moran)

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Wouldn’t recommend

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

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Shocked

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.

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Get comfortable being uncomfortable

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.

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A difficult but necessary read

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.

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Compelling, curious, fresh

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.

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Very enjoyable

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

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Loved

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

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The epilogue seals the deal

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 :)

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Not quite what I was expecting.

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!

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a powerful read

One of my friends husbands saw this book poking out of my bag when we all caught up for a coffee, and sneered at the title “sounds like a feminazi story to me” whilst he rolled his eyes. To me it’s people like him that need to read this book, although invariably are the ones that never do.

A non-fiction exploration about the sex lives of three American women. Full of heartbreak & scandal, this is a powerful read: chronicling stories that need to be told.

I absolutely love @lisadtaddeo ‘s writing style which is both beautiful and poetic. I particularly enjoyed her unusual way of writing non-fiction in a fiction-like way, and found myself completely absorbed & emotionally invested in their stories.

My only gripe is that it paints a sullen picture of these women’s desires, illustrated by unhealthy sex and toxic relationships. I would have love to have seen a positive message in there, or a LGBTQI+ / non white perspective. Alas though, perhaps in a second book?

I’ve read that this will be adapted in a tv series which will definitely be one to watch!

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