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"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 "Enduring marriages, it has been said, operate on rules known only to the partners. 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. WHY I'M STILL MARRIED 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
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