The Honeymoon's Over: True Stories of Love, Marriage, and Divorce - Hardcover

Chapin, Andrea; Wofford-Girand, Sally

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0446580007 ISBN 13: 9780446580007

Publisher: Grand Central Publishing, 2007

Synopsis

In this provocative collection of true stories of love, marriage, and divorce, prominent women--including Terry McMillan, Joyce Maynard, and Annie Echols--candidly discuss the good times, the bad times, and what makes or breaks a marriage.

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From Publishers Weekly:

Freelance editor Chapin and literary agent Wofford-Girand gather essays by 21 women writers who dish about their troubled marriages. The suicide of her violent ex-husband renders Debra Magpie Earling gun-shy of future romances, and Lee Montgomery contemplates infidelity on a flirtatious ski weekend with her former college boyfriend while her trusting husband of 20 years is off visiting his ill father. Elissa Minor Rust's commitment to her husband is unwavering despite her break from the Mormon Church that once was their union's bedrock; an unplanned pregnancy threatens Annie Echols's marriage; and Daniela Kuper battles a religious guru for child custody. Although candid and heartfelt, many of these essays are unpolished, rambling and poorly edited, like Zelda Lockhart's saga of coming into her own as a lesbian and a mother. Another low is Terry McMillan's vulgar rant about an ex-husband, who admitted to homosexual exploits on national television. The two best pieces are self-knowing, gutsy and carefully crafted: Joyce Maynard confesses how her earlier infidelity nibbled away at a lonely marriage that abruptly ended when her husband slept with the babysitter while she was away caring for her dying mother; and Ann Hood proves that a loving marriage can miraculously survive a child's death. (Feb.)
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Review:

"Comfort food for the lovelorn . . ." -- Elle Canada

"Each essay in this collection is revelatory . . . Anyone who's ever been in a relationship will encounter something relatable in these stories." -- The New York Post

"Many women will recognize themselves in this collection of 22 essays about love, marriage and divorce." -- People

"This provocative series of essays...explores the fluttering-heart ecstasy and the dark corners of marriage . . . a must-read for anyone contemplating marriage. -- Ladies Home Journal/LHJ.com

"Whether your marriage is blissful, rocky, or somewhere in between, this provocative essay collection will help put your relationship in perspective." -- Tango

About this edition

• Publisher: Grand Central Publishing
• Publication date: 2007
• ISBN 10: 0446580007
• ISBN 13: 9780446580007
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 368