Mating in Captivity · Unlocking Erotic Intelligence

**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.