Anthology — Hudson Street Press (Penguin), 2006 Co-Edited by Karen Propp
Why I’m Still Married Women Write Their Hearts Out on Love, Loss, Sex, and Who Does the Dishes
In this Boston Globe bestseller, twenty-four bestselling and award-winning women writers—married a few years, a few decades, or a few times—explore one of life’s most challenging and rewarding relationships. The book captures the passion, loss, joy, friendship, and humor that mark lifelong commitment, and offers a voyeuristic glimpse of life behind closed doors. Revealing the myriad ways in which women navigate the bumpy terrain of emotional intimacy, weather arguments and separations, reconcile cultural differences, adjust to parenting, avoid or succumb to the temptation of infidelity, this riveting collection will speak to any woman who’s ever been in a long- term relationship.
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About the Book
Twenty-four bestselling and award-winning women writers explore one of life’s most challenging and rewarding relationships. Why I’m Still Married captures the passion, loss, joy, friendship, and humor that marks lifelong commitment through a brilliant kaleidoscope of voices, such as Julia Alvarez, Susan Cheever, Elizabeth Graver, Erica Jong, Aimee Liu, Bharati Mukherjee, ZZ Packer, and Marge Piercy.
Revealing the myriad ways in which women navigate the bumpy terrain of emotional intimacy, weather arguments and separations, adjust to parenting, avoid — or succumb to — the temptation of infidelity, and decide who does the dishes, this riveting collection is at once unique and universal, and will speak to any woman who’s ever been in a long-term relationship.
Praise for Why I’m Still Married
“Writing with astonishing honesty and refreshing clarity, the 24 authors in this revelatory collection offer readers the unusual pleasure of looking inside other people’s marriages to see what we can find there, emerging with signposts and warnings, enlightenment and benediction.”
— Carolyn Parkhurst, author of Dogs of Babel
“This book charts the vicissitudes of marriage with an honesty that is rarely brought to a topic as private as this. To read it is to enlarge one’s sense of what is possible in long term love. Why I’m Still Married is hopeful, provocative, challenging, and always eloquent.”
— Lauren Slater, author of Prozac Diary
“In this ground-breaking collection, 24 generous and honest women reveal secret truths about the ground rules of their most intimate interactions. You will be amazed at what you learn about your own experience.”
— Suzanne Braun Levine, author of Inventing the Rest of Our Lives: Women in Second Adulthood
“This risky, quirky, from-the-heart collection explores some of the reasons why so many of us, still, choose to live with the ever-evolving social structure known as marriage. Should be required reading for anyone considering — or actively living — the plunge.”
— A. Manette Ansay, author of Midnight Champagne and Vinegar Hill
“This book is a must-read. I loved it. And I have no doubt that every woman will find something of herself in these pages.”
— Marlo Thomas
“Frank and powerful… A provocative and entertaining collection.”
— Chicago Tribune
“Many a reader will find herself in these pages.”
— The Seattle Times
“Refreshingly honest accounts of long-term relationships, by some of our favorite authors.”
— Ms. Magazine
“Whether they’re on their first marriage or their fourth, each of the 24 contributors to this thought-provoking collection has terrific stories and wisdom to share… As editor Trounstine puts it: ‘Marriage doesn’t have the excitement of the illicit or the thrill of the daredevil. It’s more like the quiet hum of the everyday and the occasional surprise of the sunset.'”
— Publisher’s Weekly
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