{"product_id":"the-pleasures-of-the-other-9781971652009","title":"The Pleasures of the Other","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCan three women of a certain age get the sex they want without blowing up their lives?\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eLila, a therapist with a long-buried secret, is about to join a sex club with her husband.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHer friend Catherine, a divorced housewife who has never understood the point of sex, is dating for the first time in decades, never thinking that a girlfriend might be in her future.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAnd Miriam, a medical actor fed up with her philandering husband, has decided to have an affair with Kevin, a much younger waiter at the three friends' favorite restaurant.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eEvery week, the friends confide their fears, missteps, and triumphs, sharing french fries and shoulders to cry on. But when Lila's past comes back to haunt her, all their lives are set adrift, putting their futures and their friendship at risk, and the women learn that sexual satisfaction and happiness are not for the faint of heart.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe Pleasures of the Other is a funny, soulful depiction of \"life after midlife,\" a portrait of three women who still hunger for love and sexual satisfaction. Debut novelist Sasha Arden delivers a frank (and frankly explicit) tale of sex, love, and friendship among older women that readers will find amusing, arousing, and affecting in equal measure.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Taag \u0026amp; Rohg Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 11\/09\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781971652009\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 278\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.64lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.00h x 5.25w x 0.63d","brand":"Sasha Arden","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53405799809205,"sku":"9781971652009","price":13.59,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/files\/9781971652009.jpg?v=1790791523","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/the-pleasures-of-the-other-9781971652009","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}