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Binding: Paperback
Dewey Decimal Number: 813.54
EAN: 9780312428280
ISBN: 0312428286
Label: Picador
Manufacturer: Picador
Number Of Items: 1
Number Of Pages: 208
Publication Date: March 31, 2009
Publisher: Picador
Release Date: March 31, 2009
Sales Rank: 650388
Studio: Picador



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A Today Show Summer Reads Pick



NPR Critics’ Lists: Summer 2008

"We think we know the ones we love." So Pearlie Cook begins her indirect, and devastating exploration of the mystery at the heart of every relationship, how we can ever truly know another person. It is 1953 and Pearlie, a dutiful young housewife, finds herself living in the Sunset District in San Francisco, caring not only for her husband’s fragile health, but also for her son who is afflicted with polio. Then, one Saturday morning, a stranger appears on her doorstep, and everything changes. Lyrical, and surprising, The Story of a Marriage is, in the words of Khaled Housseini, "a book about love, and it is a marvel to watch Greer probe the mysteries of love to such devastating effect." "Andrew Greer writes with an aching clarity of the heart. This is an exquisite story with shattering realizations about love.”





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Average Rating: out of 5 stars

Rating: 1 out of 5 stars - banal
I could not finish this book. Characters were so underdeveloped as to be mere ciphers. But will someone please, please tell me where and when it became obvious that these were black people? Or were they? Or was just Pearlie black? I never picked up on that at all. Maybe it came at the end which I fortunately never reached.


Rating: 5 out of 5 stars - wow!
Loved the book, not at all what I expected. Many twist and turns in the plot, which keeps the reader's interest.When you complete the novel, you will have much to think about!


Rating: 1 out of 5 stars - Plot and characters improbable
I agree with those who found this novel lacking in depth and content. The central thesis of the novel just doesn't hold: how can Pearlie believe Buzz, with his story about an affair he had with her husband Holland, and never even mention it to him? I kept thinking thoughout that the author was going to make it clear that Buzz was creating this 'story' for some other purpose...but he doesn't; nor does anything ever happen between him and Holland. Pearlie never once reflects on her thoughts or ... Read More


Rating: 3 out of 5 stars - "We think we know the ones we love, and though we should not be surprised to find that we don't, it is heartbreaking nonetheless
The Story of a Marriage is a well-plotted novel about a relationship triangle, that of a woman, her husband, and his friend. The woman, Pearlie Ash, meets a childhood sweetheart named Holland Cook one day on a beach after WWII. In spite of discouragement from his aunts (who are actually his cousins), she chooses to marry him. Their son, Sonny, contracts polio at age three. Four years into their marriage, Buzz Drumer, a man who knew Holland during the war, shows up. Over time, he reveals details of ... Read More


Rating: 1 out of 5 stars - Unbelievably cliché
It seems this story has polarized readers. Some love it, while others intensely dislike the book. I fall into the latter camp. I thought I was really going to like it initially, but then the story went way over the top into unbelievability for me. I found myself disliking it more and more as the pages progressed. It's really almost impossible to speak about the issues I had with the book without giving away some huge spoilers, but I will give you a taste of what it's about.

Holland and ... Read More


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