"As revelatory as it is straightforward.nicely accessible.[Perel] offers the estranged modern couple a unique richness of experience." -- Publishers Weekly "Perel tells us why intimacy can feel imprisoning and how we can embrace the erotic--without leaving home. Her writing is fresh and provocative, in a class by itself." -- Janis Abrahms Spring, Ph.D., author of After the Affair: Healing the Pain and Rebuilding Trust When a Partner Has Been Unfaithful "Her advice is refreshingly counterintuitive.

" -- Salon.com "Mating in Captivity takes a hard line against one of the most time-honored institutions in human history: the sexless marriage.It reads like a cross between the works of Jacques Lacan and French Women Don't Get Fat." -- The New Yorker "Mating in Captivity.articulates a poignant and unacknowledged modern crisis for the first time." -- The Evening Standard (London) "An elegant sociological study, complete with erudite literary and anthropological references." -- Daily Telegraph (London) "An academic perspective on the deterioration of sex in relationships.Perel offers insightful, progressive theories on how to put the play back into partnerships.

" -- Daily Record & Sunday Mail "A charming blend of wit and wisdom.this book will give you a fresh perspective on long-term love." -- Gold Coast Bulletin (Australia) "Well argued points written with considerable eloquence." -- Jerusalem Post "This is a brave book.refreshing." -- The Times Higher Education Supplement "So honest it hurts." -- Irish Times "An excellent book, full of provocative prose and entertaining case illustrations." -- Journal of Sex and Marital Therapy.