| Grown-Up Marriage: What We Know, Wish We Had Known, and Still Need to Know about Being Married Contributor(s): Viorst, Judith (Author) |
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ISBN: 0743210816 ISBN-13: 9780743210812 Publisher: Simon & Schuster
Binding Type: Paperback - See All Available Formats & Editions Published: February 2004 Annotation: Bestselling author Viorst uses her abundant gifts to consider how marriage pulls, cajoles, and commands people to grow up. By viewing marriage "as a problem we have to solve again and again," she offers a fresh view of both the mirages of marriage and how readers can adjust their expectations. |
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| BISAC Categories: - Family & Relationships | Marriage & Long Term Relationships - Psychology - Family & Relationships | Love & Romance |
| Dewey: 306.81 |
| LCCN: 2002029465 |
| Physical Information: 0.77" H x 5.44" W x 8.43" L (0.61 lbs) 304 pages |
| Features: Bibliography, Index, Price on Product |
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| Publisher Description: Although marriage is for grown-ups, very few of us are grown up when we marry. Here, the bestselling author of Suddenly Sixty and Necessary Losses presents her life-affirming perspective on the joys, heartaches, difficulties, and possibilities of a grown-up marriage -- and no, that's not an oxymoron! Featuring interviews with married women and men, the findings of couples therapists, the truths offered by literature and movies, and a bemused exploration of her own marriage, Judith Viorst illuminates the issues couples struggle with from I do through till death do us part. Examining marital rivalry, marital manners, marital sex (extramarital, too), marital fighting and apologies, what kids do for (and to) marriage, and the boredom and bliss of everyday married life, Viorst leaves no marital stone unturned. From the early years when we wonder Who is this person? and What am I doing here? to the realities of divorce, remarriage, and growing older (and old) together, Viorst offers insights and advice with honesty, humanity, and humor -- all the while recognizing how tough it is to be married and, when it works, how very precious it can be. |
Contributor Bio(s): Viorst, Judith: - Judith Viorst is the author of the beloved Alexander and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Day, which has sold some four million copies; the Lulu books, including Lulu and the Brontosaurus; the New York Times bestseller Necessary Losses; four musicals; and poetry for children and young adults. Her most recent books of poetry include What Are You Glad About? What Are You Mad About? and Nearing Ninety. |
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