{"product_id":"notes-on-a-marriage","title":"Marie Lavoie: Notes on a Marriage [2021] paperback","description":"\u003cb\u003eFans of Marian Keyes, Elizabeth Gilbert and Helen Fielding will find themselves nodding along to this portrait of a middle-aged woman emerging from the ruins of one life, and starting over again. \u003c\/b\u003e___________\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003e'After twenty-five years my marriage just blew up in my face. On a good day, I take a sledgehammer to my house between swigs of white wine. I'm a total mess.' \u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDiane's humiliation comes thick and fast. For starters, her husband is having an affair with a younger woman. Of course he is. But what's worse is that he's blaming her. \u003ci\u003e'You've become boring,'\u003c\/i\u003e he says. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAnd that's that. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eOr is it? \u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWith the help of her best friend, Claudine, Diane embarks on a journey to discover a new life.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWitty, sharp and emotionally rich, this is a story about freedom and identity and how it's never too late to put yourself first. \u003cbr\u003e___________\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePraise for \u003ci\u003eNotes on a Marriage\u003c\/i\u003e: \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e'Writing that makes us \u003cb\u003efall in love from the very first page\u003c\/b\u003e' \u003ci\u003eHuffington Post Quebec\u003c\/i\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e'\u003cb\u003eFresh, funny\u003c\/b\u003e, and a lot of fun to read' \u003ci\u003eConsumed by Ink\u003c\/i\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e'Wacky, \u003cb\u003escathing humour, good dialogue\u003c\/b\u003e and \u003cb\u003eassuredly lively\u003c\/b\u003e' \u003ci\u003eLe Devoir\u003c\/i\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e'With \u003cb\u003egreat humour and tenderness\u003c\/b\u003e, Marie Lavoie recounts Diane's journey to regain trust in both herself and the people around her . . . \u003cb\u003eA piercing commentary\u003c\/b\u003e on gender, marriage, and the nuances of self-love' \u003ci\u003eToronto Life\u003c\/i\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e'\u003cb\u003eFunny and absurd, but underlined with a tenderness and poignancy\u003c\/b\u003e that will have you rooting for happily ever after after that' \u003ci\u003ePickle Me This\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e'A great read. Relatable and a page turner, I'd recommend this book' Reader review\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Lavoie, Marie","offers":[{"title":"New","offer_id":44198756811042,"sku":"9781787394698","price":6.99,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0616\/4001\/6057\/files\/lavoie-marie-marie-lavoie-notes-on-a-marriage-2021-paperback-9781787394698-58296896651603.jpg?v=1727932090","url":"https:\/\/theirishbookshop.live\/products\/notes-on-a-marriage","provider":"Chapters Bookstore","version":"1.0","type":"link"}