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A great marriage : a novel / Frances Mayes.
Van Pelt Library PS3563.A956 G74 2024
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- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Mayes, Frances, author.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Marriage--Fiction.
- Marriage.
- British--United States--Fiction.
- British.
- Man-woman relationships--Fiction.
- Man-woman relationships.
- Life change events--Fiction.
- Life change events.
- Families--Fiction.
- Families.
- New York (N.Y.)--Fiction.
- New York (N.Y.).
- North Carolina--Fiction.
- North Carolina.
- United States.
- Great Britain.
- New York (State)--New York.
- Pregnant people.
- Pregnant women.
- Genre:
- Romance fiction.
- Domestic fiction.
- Fiction
- Romance fiction
- Domestic fiction
- Novels
- Novels.
- Physical Description:
- 298 pages ; 25 cm
- Edition:
- First edition.
- Place of Publication:
- New York : Ballantine Books, [2024]
- Summary:
- "Dara Willcox, up in New York for a weekend, meets Austin Clarke at an art gallery. If love at first sight can happen, it happens to them. These two vivid, ambitious people are on different trajectories - he's British, working temporarily in New York. She's set on law school. They don't care. They will make their lives together happen. At their engagement dinner at Dara's family home, her mother Lee sets a beautiful table and the family and close friends gather to celebrate. Rich, Dara's father, raises a toast. Suddenly, Lee spills the wine, a brilliant red stain splashing onto the tablecloth and onto Austin. Days later, Austin hears unsettling news from London that threatens to wreck his plans. When Dara learns of the problem, she abruptly cancels the wedding. She refuses to reveal the reason, not even to her parents or grandmother, disrupting their family tradition of openness. As everyone knows, Lee and Rich have a great marriage, and Charlotte, her grandmother, had a colossal one, to the late Senator Mann. Charlotte has even "written the book on marriage," as the acclaimed author of numerous non-fiction bestsellers on the topic. Chaos ensues as the romantic wedding plans unravel. Dara's failure cuts deep. She heads to California, finding solace with friends and driving the coastal highway. Austin, back in London, faces not only his culpability but a major tragedy, the consequences of which are far-reaching and life-altering. Is their once-great romance over? Can a great marriage still be forged?"-- Provided by publisher.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 297-298).
- Other Format:
- Online version: Mayes, Frances. Great marriage.
- ISBN:
- 9780593498989
- 0593498984
- OCLC:
- 1414164464
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