Couples (Essential penguin)
Author: John Updike
Couples is the book that has been assailed for its complete frankness & praised as an artful, seductive, savagely graphic portrait of love, marriage & adultery in America. But be it damned or hailed, Couples drew back the curtain forever on sex in suburbia in the late 20th century. A classic, it’s one of those books that will be read & remembered for a long time to come…..Read More
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