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Three Times a Woman occupies a special place in the annals of erotica because of its quality. While the intent of the novel is to expose the absolute licentiousness in Russia under the czars by recording the sexual fate of the beautiful serf girl Grushenka, the author's sense of character and development is artful. The narrative gift invests the exploits of the characters with rare authenticity. We first meet our heroine when, because of her remarkable resemblance to a young noblewoman, she is purchased to be a stand-in for the lady whenever the lady's husband demands his conjugal rights. The ruse is soon discovered however, the Grushenka, now skilled in the technique of lovemaking, is forcibly passed on to the ne're-do-well nephew of the tricked husband. A few illicit encounters and a kidnapping later, she finds herself imprisoned in a special kind of Moscow bordello which caters to the unusual tastes of the country's aristocrats, both male and female. She subsequently falls in love and makes her way to the sensual world of 18th century Paris, later returning to Moscow for all sorts of adventures. All in all, this is a work to be savored by the discriminating reader.