State of the Union: A Marriage in Ten Parts
A heartbreaking, funny, and honest look inside of a marriage falling apart and the lengths a couple would go to in order to fix it from the bestselling author of About a Boy and High Fidelity. "Hornby is a writer who dares to be witty, intelligent, and emotionally generous all at once." - The...
show more
A heartbreaking, funny, and honest look inside of a marriage falling apart and the lengths a couple would go to in order to fix it from the bestselling author of About a Boy and High Fidelity.
"Hornby is a writer who dares to be witty, intelligent, and emotionally generous all at once." - The New York Times Book Review
Tom and Louise meet in a pub before their couple's therapy appointment. Married for years, they thought they had a stable home life--until a recent incident pushed them to the brink.
Going to therapy seemed like the perfect solution. But over drinks before their appointment, they begin to wonder: what if marriage is like a computer? What if you take it apart to see what's in there, but then you're left with a million pieces?
Unfolding in the minutes before their weekly therapy sessions, the ten-chapter conversation that ensues is witty and moving, forcing them to look at their marriage--and, for the first time in a long time, at each other.
show less
Format: paperback
ISBN:
9780593087343 (0593087348)
Publish date: 2019-05-07
Publisher: Riverhead Books
Pages no: 132
Edition language: English
[Louise says,] "Underneath it all, I love you." "Underneath it all." "Yes." "Great." "To be honest, I think you should be happy with that. You're lucky there's anything still there." Tom and Louise are in trouble -- they've been married for years, have kids, and on the outside seem to be do...