Using anecdote mixed with explanation, teaches how to spark up marital sex life that has become routine or unfulfilling. The discussion goes beyond mood music and clever techniques to the dynamics and the thrill of learning how to communicate desires, standing close to a partner, and being prepared to self-soothe if hopes are not met.

Critically acclaimed journalist Daniel Bergner disseminates the latest scientific research and paints an unprecedented portrait of female lust: the triggers, the fantasies, the mind-body connection (and disconnection), the reasons behind the loss of libido, and, most revelatory, that this loss is not inevitable. Bergner asks: Are women actually the less monogamous gender? Do women really crave intimacy and emotional connection? Are women more disposed...