Three in Love: Menages a Trois from Ancient to Modern Times

by Michael Foster and Barbara M. Foster

Book Overview

The m?nage ? trois has long been an aspect of human love. Explored in literature and films, this lovestyle is taboo for some, the fantasy of others, and a reality for remarkable modern people. The... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0062512951
• ISBN13: 9780062512956
• Release Date: June 1997
• Publisher: HarperOne
• Length: 16 Pages
• Weight: 1.87 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.5" x 6.5" x 9.6"

Customer Reviews

Fascinating provocative analysis of the energy of menages

Little did i know when I bought three in love, on a lark, that this book would revolutionize my conception of the menage a trois--a subject normally winked at. This provocative book examines the menage from a unique, scholarly perspective while being a super fun read. The numbers of powerful people involved in menages are staggering, from Joseph Goebbels to FDR to Greta Garbo to the Rolling Stones. A fascinating narrative, it deals superbly with our last taboo taking a fresh, elegant look at the influence of menages on literature, art film and politics. Between the profound scholarship and crisp writing Three is difficult to put down. Particularly because of interspersed titillating, sections which provide a peek into the authors own menage. Three is singularly compelling, a must for inquiring readers open to expanding their intellectual horizons vis a vis the possibilities of human sexual relationships.

Creating a Past

It is so nice to see a book written by a poly triad. The book itself is full of stories about historical figures and their "Ménages a Trois" and how they lived their lives, both successfully and not so successfully. The tragedies and victories are romantically told one after another. The history geek in me would have liked footnotes or endnotes so I could read additional information about each triad.

Good Read

I recommend "Three In Love" to readers like myself. Readers intrigued by all caring and sharing ways to express love in life. Three in Love is a who's who of menage history. Its a merry romp down menage a' trois lane with the rich and famous of history who lived and loved in threes. From Adam and Eve and the Snake,to Dracula and Lucy's saviors, to Heinreid, Bergman, and Bogart, you will learn who shared their hearts,lives, and beds with two others. Reading Three In Love I was entertained,stimulated,and enlightened on the subject. If you enterain personal curiosity about famous people who shared both love and lives in threes. Your curiosity will be satisfied by reading Three In Love authored by Barbara and Michael Foster with their partner in love Letha Hadady, authors who have firsthand knowledge of the pleasure of love with two others. Three In Love is a serious fun read, I heartily recommend it to the adventurous reader. Three In Love makes loves in threes seem pleasurably plausible to me. What a happy way to be.

A scholarly, entertaining labor of love

I bought this book the moment it was published since the topic is of some immediate interest in my life. I was not disappointed. In fact it has become one of the most-quoted books around our dinner table because so many people whose actions and opinions have shaped our world have found their emotional comfort outside traditional monogamy. Three In Love is a delightful stroll through the history of threes, well researched and written as a labor of love by a real-life triad. It succeeds on many levels: as a rough guide to the lives of the triadic and famous, as a treatise on the incredible creative (or sometimes destructive) power of three, as a laudable effort to reclaim the term menage a trois (literally "household of three") from the tawdry usage into which it has slipped. While its style may be just a bit dry at times, the sheer volume of its subjects makes it a must-read. It's great to have this particular collection of facts to know and share. No triad's book collection is complete without it.

Tell two friends about this book!

THREE IN LOVE is a highly entertaining, well researched, and beautifully written study of successful threesomes. The book makes for lively bedside reading. You will be disappointed if you want trash. Take it to heart--not to the bathroom. I loved finding so many famous, talented people who have opted for the 3 lifestyle. Judging from the authors' website threeinlove.com poly relationships may be the next major outing from the closet. Three cheers!