Three Women is a 2019 non-fiction book by Lisa Taddeo. It is her debut book and was published on July 9, 2019, by Avid Reader Press, an imprint of Simon & Schuster. It covers the sexual and emotional lives of three women from different backgrounds and regions of the United States. It debuted at number one on The New York Times non-fiction best sellers list and received mostly positive reviews from critics.
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| Author | Lisa Taddeo |
|---|---|
| Audio read by | Tara Lynne Barr[1] Marin Ireland[1] Mena Suvari[1] Lisa Taddeo[1] |
| Language | English |
| Subject | Human female sexuality |
| Publisher | Avid Reader Press |
Publication date | July 9, 2019 |
| Publication place | United States |
| Media type | Print (Hardcover) |
| Pages | 320 |
| ISBN | 978-1-4516-4229-2 |
| 306.7082 | |
| LC Class | HQ801 .T2233 2019 |
Summary
editThe book covers the sexuality of three women: Lina, a suburban Indiana mother whose teenage rape disrupts the course of her life; Maggie, a seventeen-year-old high school student in North Dakota who becomes entangled in an illegal affair with her married English teacher; and Sloane, a successful restaurant owner in the Northeast whose husband watches her have sex with other men and women at her request. Taddeo spent eight years writing the book, driving across the country six times to embed herself in the lives of the three women.[2]
Publication
editThree Women was published on July 9, 2019, by Avid Reader Press, an imprint of Simon & Schuster.[2]
Three Women debuted at number one on The New York Times Combined Print & E-Book Nonfiction best-sellers list on July 28, 2019.[3] It spent eleven weeks on the list.[4]
The book also debuted at number two on The New York Times Hardcover Nonfiction best-sellers list on July 28, 2019.[5] It spent eleven weeks on the list.[6]
Reception
editAt the review aggregator website Book Marks, which assigns individual ratings to book reviews from mainstream literary critics, the book received a cumulative "Positive" rating based on 29 reviews: 12 "Rave" reviews, 6 "Positive" reviews, 9 "Mixed" reviews, and 2 "Pan" reviews.[7]
In June 2020 it won the narrative non-fiction book of the year at the British Book Awards.[8]
Television series
editIn July 2019, Showtime gave a series commitment to a television adaptation of the book.[9] In July 2021, the project gave production a series order with Shailene Woodley starring and Taddeo as executive producer.[10] In February 2023, the series was moved to Starz.[11]
References
edit- ^ a b c d Three Women Audiobook by Lisa Taddeo, Tara Lynne Barr, Marin Ireland, Mena Suvari. Simon & Schuster. 9 July 2019. ISBN 9781508282075. Retrieved October 5, 2019.
- ^ a b Taddeo, Lisa (9 July 2019). Three Women by Lisa Taddeo. Simon and Schuster. ISBN 9781451642292. Retrieved October 5, 2019.
- ^ "Combined Print & E-Book Nonfiction - Best Sellers". The New York Times. July 28, 2019. Retrieved October 5, 2019.
- ^ "Combined Print & E-Book Nonfiction - Best Sellers". The New York Times. October 6, 2019. Retrieved October 5, 2019.
- ^ "Hardcover Nonfiction Books - Best Sellers". The New York Times. July 28, 2019. Retrieved October 5, 2019.
- ^ "Hardcover Nonfiction Books - Best Sellers". The New York Times. October 6, 2019. Retrieved October 5, 2019.
- ^ "Three Women". Book Marks. Retrieved May 7, 2020.
- ^ Flood, Alison (June 30, 2020). "Evaristo and Carty-Williams become first black authors to win top British Book awards". The Guardian. Retrieved June 30, 2020.
- ^ "Showtime Makes Series Commitment to Lisa Taddeo's "Three Women"". The Futon Critic. August 2, 2019. Retrieved July 8, 2020.
- ^ Andreeva, Nellie (July 22, 2021). "Shailene Woodley To Star In 'Three Women' Drama Series Greenlighted By Showtime". Deadline Hollywood.
- ^ Goldberg, Lesley (February 7, 2023). "'Three Women,' Starring Shailene Woodley, Finds New Home at Starz (Exclusive)". The Hollywood Reporter.