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State of the Union: A Marriage in Ten Parts - Nick Hornby
State of the Union: A Marriage in Ten Parts
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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.
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Format: paperback
ISBN: 9780593087343 (0593087348)
Publisher: Riverhead Books
Pages no: 132
Edition language: English
Category:
Literary Fiction
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4.5 Love on the rocks, Ain't no surprise
[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...
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