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  • Published: 1 June 2004
  • ISBN: 9780552771771
  • Imprint: Black Swan
  • Format: Paperback
  • Pages: 240
  • RRP: $26.99

3




A novel of erotic suspense destined to become a classic

Maya and Ilan have an unusual marriage: Maya agrees to tolerate Ilan's chronic infidelity as long as she can participate and he will never stray without her. To her surprise, she finds their threesomes as arousing as they are disturbing and, for a while, everything seems fine. But as Maya's writing career takes off and she becomes more independent, Ilan feels threatened, and opts for another kind of sexual experimentation - one that plays on Maya's fear and ultimately threatens her life.

Meanwhile, Maya is drawn into another relationship with a fateful third character. When her new liaison begins to mirror her marriage to Ilan, Maya discovers that her lover, seemingly a stranger, knows far more about her past than she has revealed.

A compelling chronicle of obsession and power, 3 brings new immediacy to a timeless question: what is the greatest sacrifice you would make for love?

  • Published: 1 June 2004
  • ISBN: 9780552771771
  • Imprint: Black Swan
  • Format: Paperback
  • Pages: 240
  • RRP: $26.99

About the author

Julie Hilden

Julie Hilden graduated from Harvard, and earned a law degree at Yale and an MA in creative writing from Cornell. After several years of practicing law, she has now turned to writing full time. Her first book, a memoir entitled The Bad Daughter, was published by Algonquin Books, and she has also written for Slate magazine. She lives in New York City.

Praise for 3

Sexy, moving and well-written...will enthrall as well as excite

Kevin Baker, author of Paradise Alley

In this terrific début, Julie Hilden does what few writers can or dare to: She has written an erotic, truly sexy thriller. 3 is smart, sexy, strange, and impossible to put down

Dani Shapiro, author of Family History