A New York City therapist examines the paradoxical relationship between domesticity and sexual
desire and explains what it takes to bring lust home. One of the world's most respected voices
on erotic intelligence Esther Perel offers a bold provocative new take on intimacy and sex.
Mating in Captivity invites us to explore the paradoxical union of domesticity and sexual
desire and explains what it takes to bring lust home. Drawing on more than twenty years of
experience as a couples therapist Perel examines the complexities of sustaining desire.
Through case studies and lively discussion Perel demonstrates how more exciting playful and
even poetic sex is possible in long-term relationships. Wise witty and as revelatory as it is
straightforward Mating in Captivity is a sensational book that will transform the way you live
and love.
