{"product_id":"foreverland-on-the-divine-tedium-of-marriage-the-ask-polly-columnists-candid-and-funny-memoir-about-modern-relationships","title":"Foreverland: On the Divine Tedium of Marriage – The Ask Polly Columnist's Candid and Funny Memoir About Modern Relationships","description":"“One of the first honest, moving and funny portrayals of a solid marriage I have ever read.” —Jessica Grose, The New York Times\nA Best Book of 2022 from The New Yorker and Chicago Tribune\nAn illuminating, poignant, and savagely funny examination of modern marriage from Ask Polly advice columnist Heather Havrilesky\nIf falling in love is the peak of human experience, then marriage is the slow descent down that mountain, on a trail built from conflict, compromise, and nagging doubts. Considering the limited economic advantages to marriage, the deluge of other mate options a swipe away, and the fact that almost half of all marriages in the United States end in divorce anyway, why do so many of us still chain ourselves to one human being for life?\nIn Foreverland, Heather Havrilesky illustrates the delights, aggravations, and sublime calamities of her marriage over the span of fifteen years, charting an unpredictable course from meeting her one true love to slowly learning just how much energy is required to keep that love aflame. This refreshingly honest portrait of a marriage reveals that our relationships are not simply “happy” or “unhappy,” but something much murkier—at once unsavory, taxing, and deeply satisfying. With tales of fumbled proposals, harrowing suburban migrations, external temptations, and the bewildering insults of growing older, Foreverland is a work of rare candor and insight. Havrilesky traces a path from daydreaming about forever for the first time to understanding what a tedious, glorious drag forever can be.\u003cbr\u003eASIN: 0062984489\u003cbr\u003eVSKU: DBV.0062984489.G\u003cbr\u003eCondition: Good\u003cbr\u003eAuthor\/Artist:Havrilesky, Heather\u003cbr\u003eBinding: Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eNote:\u003c\/b\u003e Any images shown are stock photographs and product may differ from what is shown.  \u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eCondition Notes\u003c\/b\u003e: Gently used with minimal wear on the corners and cover. A few pages may contain light highlighting or writing, but the text remains fully legible. Dust jacket may be missing, and supplemental materials like CDs or codes may not be included. May be ex-library with library markings. Ships promptly!  \u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Dream Books Co.","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":41712368615482,"sku":"DBV.0062984489.G","price":8.29,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0555\/6011\/0138\/files\/0062984489-0.jpg?v=1790739574","url":"https:\/\/shop.dreambooksco.com\/products\/foreverland-on-the-divine-tedium-of-marriage-the-ask-polly-columnists-candid-and-funny-memoir-about-modern-relationships","provider":"Dream Books Co.","version":"1.0","type":"link"}