{"product_id":"9780743210812","title":"Grown-Up Marriage : What We Know, Wish We Had Known, and Still Need to Know About Being Married","description":"\u003cstrong\u003eGrown-Up Marriage\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor(s): Judith Viorst\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAlthough marriage is for grown-ups, very few of us are grown up when we marry.\u003c\/b\u003e Here, the bestselling author of \u003ci\u003eSuddenly Sixty\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eNecessary Losses\u003c\/i\u003e presents her life-affirming perspective on the joys, heartaches, difficulties, and possibilities of a grown-up marriage -- and no, that's not an oxymoron! \u003cbr\u003e 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 \u003ci\u003eis\u003c\/i\u003e this person?\" and \"What am I \u003ci\u003edoing\u003c\/i\u003e 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.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eReview(s):\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Washington Post\u003c\/i\u003e Plenty of news-they-can-use for those wondering just why in the world matrimony is so damn difficult.\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e Viorst's comprehensive exploration of all things nuptial should be required reading for any betrothed who doesn't have a plainspeaking veteran to give the lowdown on what happens when the honeymoon is over.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eISBN:  9780743210812\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e ","brand":"Simon \u0026 Schuster","offers":[{"title":"Paperback \/ softback","offer_id":40589142261966,"sku":"9780743210812","price":19.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0600\/7029\/7806\/products\/O_8511e56a-28e8-457b-be57-c399c5f39959.jpg?v=1637712354","url":"https:\/\/pickwickbookshop.com\/products\/9780743210812","provider":"Pickwick Bookshop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}