Mating in Captivity offers a new and interesting take on intimacy and sex and invites the reader to explore the paradoxical union of domesticity and sexual desire while explaining 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 discussion, the author, Esther 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 can transform the way we live and love

A few reviews:

• "An academic perspective on the deterioration of sex in relationships...Perel offers insightful, progressive theories on how to put the play back into partnerships.” 
• Perel tells us why intimacy can feel imprisoning and how we can embrace the erotic—without leaving home. 
• Mating in Captivity takes a hard line against one of the most time-honored institutions in human history: the sexless marriage