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Couples is the book that has been assailed for its complete frankness and praised as an artful, seductive, savagely graphic portrait of love, marriage and 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... read more

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WHAT did you make of the new couple?

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This book is in Guardian 1000 Novels Everyone Must Read. (authoritative list)
This is book 2 of 10 in Publishers Weekly Bestselling Novels In 1968. (authoritative list)

Preceded by Airport, and followed by The Salzburg Connection.

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  1. John Updike (Author)

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