Married Sex
by Jesse Kornbluth ’64
Open Road Media, August 2015
When a husband convinces his wife to join him in a tryst with another woman, there are unintended consequences, in this sharply observed, erotic tale about the challenges of modern marriage. As a divorce lawyer for Manhattan’s elite, David Greenfield is privy to the intimate, dirty details of failed marriages. He knows he’s lucky to be married to Blair. A Barnard dean and the mother of their college-age daughter, she is a woman he loves more today than he did when they tied the knot.
Then seductive photographer Jean Coin asks David to be her lover for six weeks, until she leaves for Timbuktu. Tempted, David reasons that “it’s not cheating if your wife is there.” A one-night threesome would relieve the pressure of monogamy without wrecking their marriage. What harm could come of fulfilling a longtime sexual fantasy?
Jesse Kornbluth is the founder of HeadButler.com, a cultural concierge site. He has served as editorial director of AOL, co-founded Bookreporter.com, and has been a contributing editor to Vanity Fair and New York Magazine. The author of four nonfiction books, including Highly Confident: The Crime and Punishment of Michael Milken, he has written screenplays for Paul Newman, Robert De Niro, ABC, PBS, and Warner Brothers.