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Many thanks to Lilith for contributing the following review...
The Forbidden TowerMarion Zimmer BradleyDawOne of the major plotlines of "The Forbidden Tower" is about twin sisters and their respective husbands (one of whom is from a different culture than the rest) developing a group marriage. The plotline about the group marriage focuses largely on the challenges of communication & jealousy (since the one man must struggle with his misunderstandings & assumptions that arise from his cultural conditioning, that the others aren't quite aware of). The book is part of a series set on the world Darkover, where variations of polyamory are part of the culture (for example, it's common custom for unmarried women to have sexual relationships with their sister's husband, with all parties consenting). Most sexual relationship variations are represented as normal (same gender sexual relationships are accepted as normal between youngsters who are not old enough for marriage, homosexuality is largely accepted for older men as long as he also takes a wife to fulfill family duties, adult lesbian relationships are either accepted or overlooked depending on a woman's social status, "secondary" wives/mistresses are both commonplace and honored among the higher social classes, and there is no shame in having an illegitimate child as long as the father acknowledges it's his). There are also some interesting non-poly sexual customs, such as not crossing generational lines in sexual relationships (to prevent parent/child incest, because in earlier times children often were raised by foster parents and so may not have actually known who their parents were).
There are well over a dozen Darkover novels; while most of them have polyamorous references, this is the only one that focuses on the dynamics & struggles of a group marriage.
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