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In Jane Austen's novels, the approach to marriage differs. For some heroines, marriage is seen as a reward after enduring trials, but for others, it may feel more like a compromise. [147] For example, Marianne's marriage to Colonel Brandon and Jane Bennet's marriage to Charles Bingley are sometimes viewed as sacrifices rather than true fulfillment.
These relationship quotes span early love, falling in love, long-distance relationships, happy marriages, and couples with a good sense of humor. 90 relationship quotes for every love story and ...
Married Love or Love in Marriage is a book by British academic Marie Stopes. It was one of the first books openly to discuss birth control. The book begins by stating that "More than ever to-day are happy homes needed. It is my hope that this book may serve the State by adding to their number.
Ex-Wife is a 1929 novel written by Ursula Parrott and reissued by McNally Editions in 2023 with an afterword by Marc Parrott, the author's son, and a foreword by Alissa Bennett, a writer for the Paris Review.
“Love doesn’t make the world go round. Love is what makes the ride worthwhile.” — Franklin P. Jones “A successful marriage requires falling in love many times, always with the same ...
Her mother, Diane, forced her into a marriage with Roger Herot, a plastic surgeon and heir of the Herot development. She acts as the perfect housewife (hiding alcoholism, a likely eating disorder, an unhappy marriage, and copious quantities of stress) and quickly notices something is amiss when Dylan begins to talk about his "imaginary" friend ...
The Story of a Brief Marriage. New York: Flatiron Books. 6 September 2016. ISBN 978-1-250-07240-5. [20] The Story of a Brief Marriage. London: Granta Books. 6 October 2016. ISBN 978-1-78378-237-6. [21] The Story of a Brief Marriage. New Delhi: Fourth Estate / HarperCollins Publishers India. October 2016. ISBN 978-9352640829. [22] A Passage North.
In Bookreporter, Heather Grimshaw opines that Wolitzer crafted a "surprise ending that will startle the most intuitive of readers," and that "The Wife is a surprisingly perceptive story." [6] According to The Washington Post, "To say that The Wife is Wolitzer's most ambitious novel to date is an understatement. This important book introduces ...