Open

BOOK DESCRIPTION

When Rachel Kranz met and fell for Adam, he told her that he was looking for a committed partnership –just one that did not include exclusivity. Intrigued and more than a litle nervous, Rachel decided to see whether their love could coexist with the freedom to date other people. Could they strike an exquisite balance between intimacy and independece, and find a way to feel pasion for each other once the honeymoon phase ended?

Rachel chronicles her dive into non-monogamy in Open, her extraordinary debut memoir. An award-winning journalist, Rachel interviewed scientists,psychologists, and people being and loving outside the mainstream as she searched to understand what non-monogamy would do to her heart, her mind and her life. From exploring Brooklyn sex parties to the wider swinger and polyamory communities, Rachel and Adam attempt to write a new plot for their love story. But they also run up against miscommunications, ancient power dynamics, and seeming betrayals that threaten their love. In these pages, Rachel casts new light on the unique ways coercion and gaslighting manifest in open relationships, and finds herself wondering what liberation really looks like.

With an unflinching eye and page-turning storytelling, Open is an unprecedented warts-and-all exploration of non-monogamy, groundbreakig in both its documentarian approach and its explicit subject matter. From debililitating anxiety spirals to heart-opening connections with the men and women she dates, Rachel puts her whole self on the line as she sarches for answers to questions like Can we have both freedom and love? Comfort and lust? Is a relationship ever equal? And is the pleasure worth the pain?