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

















- Published: 1 April 2025
- ISBN: 9781761345999
- Imprint: Penguin
- Format: Trade Paperback
- Pages: 320
- RRP: $34.99
The Sex Lives of Married Women feels like the kind of book that will be quietly passed around the SUVs at school pickup. Come for the risque title, stay for the deep and intersectional exploration of friendship, marriage, parenting and privilege. Saman Shad expertly pivots to darker, deeper territory in this compelling novel about desire, secrets and shame.
Clare Fletcher
Marriage, motherhood, sex: excellent. Congratulations!
Madeleine Gray
Funny and pognant. It reveals the interior lives of women who seem to have their shit together but who, behind closed doors, grapple with more than you might expect.
Katharine Pollock
Readers at a crossroads in life, those who enjoy stories about female friendship, and fans of Marian Keyes or novels about contemporary womanhood will find much to appreciate.
Marina Sano, Bookseller + Publisher