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A review by bringmybooks
Recipes for a Perfect Marriage by Kate Kerrigan, Morag Prunty
4.0
Too tired tonight...will review properly tomorrow! :)
//Update: April 28th, 2012//
I am going to start by saying this: I love this author, and I love her writing style. I also love how unflinchingly honest she is in everything that I've read from her. This is no light fare/chick lit/etc, etc, no siree.
Now...this one was kind-of difficult for me because of how incredibly sad I found some parts of it. Ultimately, this book is about making a marriage work; how to work compromise, loyalty, acceptance, friendship, and love into your everyday lives together. But this book is also about how not every marriage is perfect, how there are still marriages happening every day (in every culture) where both parties are not exactly thrilled about the union going into it. Whether it be an arranged marriage, or simply two aging adults that feel they need to figure something out (and this seems good enough), this is definitely not a made-up phenomenon.
This book is told from two perspectives; the first from a woman in Ireland as she copes with an arranged marriage with a man she does not love, and the second from a woman in America as she tries to determine if her marriage was a mid-life crisis that she now can't get out of. I very much respect Kerrigan's honest portrayal of both women, even if at times their actions came off rather unflattering. I don't want to give anything away, so I'll end the plot outline there...
Result: I would definitely recommend this book, but maybe not for a quick beach read.
Also, if you have read this one and just aren't sure about the author (as I see from a few other reviewers) don't give up so easily! Read Ellis Island and I guarantee you'll see why I like her so much! :)
//Update: April 28th, 2012//
I am going to start by saying this: I love this author, and I love her writing style. I also love how unflinchingly honest she is in everything that I've read from her. This is no light fare/chick lit/etc, etc, no siree.
Now...this one was kind-of difficult for me because of how incredibly sad I found some parts of it. Ultimately, this book is about making a marriage work; how to work compromise, loyalty, acceptance, friendship, and love into your everyday lives together. But this book is also about how not every marriage is perfect, how there are still marriages happening every day (in every culture) where both parties are not exactly thrilled about the union going into it. Whether it be an arranged marriage, or simply two aging adults that feel they need to figure something out (and this seems good enough), this is definitely not a made-up phenomenon.
This book is told from two perspectives; the first from a woman in Ireland as she copes with an arranged marriage with a man she does not love, and the second from a woman in America as she tries to determine if her marriage was a mid-life crisis that she now can't get out of. I very much respect Kerrigan's honest portrayal of both women, even if at times their actions came off rather unflattering. I don't want to give anything away, so I'll end the plot outline there...
Result: I would definitely recommend this book, but maybe not for a quick beach read.
Also, if you have read this one and just aren't sure about the author (as I see from a few other reviewers) don't give up so easily! Read Ellis Island and I guarantee you'll see why I like her so much! :)