Now it’s hitting the shelves at last, destined for fiery book-club debates and best-selling glory.

“It was the opposite gender from mine, and I was intrigued by it.

But then I started talking to a lot of men.

Lisa Taddeo CR: Elisabeth Caren for EW

Elisabeth Caren for EW

The stories started to feel there was a lot ego involved.

Not in all the men, but in a lot of it.

Women felt more complex and interesting.”

Taddeo cautions that her subjects' lives should not be reduced to those narratives.

With deafening hype behind it for months,Three Womenis alreadyengagingcriticsand producing a range of takeaways from readers.

As to what Taddeo herself hopes for its impact?

“I just think we should be less judgmental.

That’s my hope for the book.”

Three Womenis now available for purchase.