In her new book, “Animal” — her first published novel — the narrator is also telling her daughter a story. Taddeo lived in Topanga for seven months while she was writing “Three Women,” the 2019 nonfiction debut that made her famous. Exploring female sexuality through the lives of a high school student, a suburban mother and a middle-aged swinger, “Three Women” debuted at No. (Avid Reader Press)AdvertisementAt 41, Taddeo says “Animal” finally shows the world who she really is as a writer. How is she going to stick the landing?”Off the page, Taddeo says she’s found it difficult to navigate her newfound success.

Source: Los Angeles Times May 27, 2021 12:56 UTC