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  • Published: 1 April 2025
  • ISBN: 9781761345999
  • Imprint: Penguin
  • Format: Trade Paperback
  • Pages: 320
  • RRP: $34.99
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The Sex Lives of Married Women




A sexy, funny, surprising tale of female friendship, bedrooms and marrriage.

Meena escaped her ‘model migrant’ family life in Australia and built an exciting career in PR in London. She loved her boyfriend Owen, but he could never quite commit to their relationship. When she accidentally falls pregnant, they both fall in love with baby Sasha and bravely head to Sydney to build a family life. But now Sasha is nine and Owen barely looks at Meena.


On a backpacking holiday in Madrid, Sophie meets Australian Todd. After a whirlwind romance she throws in her rising career in New York, follows Todd to Sydney. Sophie committed to being the perfect wife, lover and mother, found some friends, including her BFF Meena and now Todd is looking for a tree change?


Arriving in Australia as an international student, Rani managed to make only a couple of friends. Now Priya is dead, her son Ali is demanding, and Daniyal comes homes from work later and later. A determination to bring some pleasure to her life sets off a huge fight with her husband. Can they recover?

A marriage begins with two people, When you add children to the mix, sometimes the adults forget why they came together. When Meena and Sophie meet Rani at the lowest point in her life, cue confessions, advice, misunderstandings, laughter and endless support.

What do partnered women with children talk about when they get together? Everything!

  • Published: 1 April 2025
  • ISBN: 9781761345999
  • Imprint: Penguin
  • Format: Trade Paperback
  • Pages: 320
  • RRP: $34.99
Categories:

About the author

Saman Shad

Saman Shad is a writer, editor, journalist and teller of stories. Much of her work is inspired by her experiences as a third culture kid, growing up and living in Pakistan, the Middle East, the UK and Australia. Her writing credits span mediums, including radio scriptwriting for the BBC in the UK and the ABC in Australia, and playwriting, with works commissioned by theatres across London and Sydney. She is a regular writer for several publications, including the Guardian, Sydney Morning Herald and SBS. She has also worked on screen projects, including developing the feature film One of Us with funding from Screen Australia. She is currently working as a screenwriter on a number of upcoming projects. Saman is a proud mum of three children and lives with them and her husband in Sydney.

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