The Husband Swap – Louisa Leontiades

Volgens de uitgever: “Louisa and Gilles love each other. There's a problem in paradise, though: their marriage is going nowhere. Together, they decide to explore polyamory, the idea that it's possible to have more than one lover--and more than one love. They fall in love with another couple and, embarking on a life-changing course, try to make it work as a quad. Their journey liberates them from the constraints of their unhappy marriage and propels them into a world where they embrace a new way of loving. But this liberation comes with a price. They are challenged in ways they didn't expect, and the experiment takes them to a place they didn't anticipate. They must learn to accept a new understanding of relationships, each other and themselves. With raw and intimate prose, Louisa Leontiades unflinchingly shares her story, with all its drama, passion, joy and conflict as she and her husband stumble, make mistakes, and look for a path to a sustainable polyamorous future. This is not a how-to manual or a guide to polyamory. It is the true story of four ordinary people who challenged monogamy to pursue a utopia of limitless love.“

Erg goed geschreven boek dat je op een intieme, geloofwaardige manier meeneemt in de dynamische tocht die twee stellen in een vierhoeksrelatie samen afleggen. Het is geen ‘how-to’ handleiding maar veel meer een reisverslag van deze specifieke relatie. De onderlinge beïnvloeding van de relaties krijgt veel aandacht. Voor polyamoristen in V-relaties (zoals de meesten) is die materie wat minder herkenbaar maar ik vermoed dat voor degenen in drie-, vier- of meerhoeksrelaties er meer aanknopingspunten zijn.