The play casts a spell on the town, and soon husbands and boyfriends are out of luck."- The Atlanta-Journal Constitution "In Meg Wolitzer's superb new book, The Uncoupling a new drama teacher shows up in a small town and stages "Lysistrata," the ancient Greek play in which women decide to ditch their fellas until they put an end to the Peloponnesian War. "With her humorous voice, ecstatic prose, and unique historical backdrop, Wolitzer sheds light on the changing nature of female sexuality over time."- Daily Beast Desire is enchanting, but its sudden absence can feel like a curse."-NPR The Uncoupling is a fast, fun read, and like all off-kilter thought experiments, it asks us to reexamine the experiences we accept unthinkingly as well as the very language we use to describe them. "In The Uncoupling, bestselling author Meg Wolitzer sets up a twenty- first century parable that blends the supernatural with the decidedly real. The Uncoupling provides the charm of recognizing your own nervous tics and anxieties laid out by an author who's not out to get you."- The Washington Post This is the suburban comedy of Tom Perrotta in a flannel nightgown. "Wolitzer is a tender, engaging narrator. "Lifting the veil on intimacy that has 'caved in and collapsed,' Wolitzer has written a novel that may tempt you to muse on the ups and downs of your own erotic life."- More
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