The Amateur Marriage: A Novel
 

The Amateur Marriage: A Novel

by Anne Tyler

From the inimitable Anne Tyler, a rich and compelling novel about a mismatched marriage—and its consequences, spanning three generations.

They seemed like the perfect couple—young, good-looking, made for each other. The moment Pauline, a stranger to the Polish Eastern Avenue neighborhood of Baltimore (though she lived only twenty minutes away), walked into his mother’s grocery store,... (read more)

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Alicia
  • Rated 4 stars

Do couples change as their marriage goes through the years or is it the marriage that changes the couples? Whatever...I found myself thinking about the changes life, circumstances & the years produce, for better or worse while reading this book. The story begins shortly after WW2 when a war marriage, begun in such haste, starts to unravel despite both parties' best intentions to keep it going. It made me wonder how many other such marriages (that produced the baby boomers - like me) faced...

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Sheila C
  • Rated 1 stars

I didn't like this book. They really did have an amateur marriage forever.

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  • Rated 3.543651 stars
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  • Rated 4.125 stars
 

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  • Rinku

    rinku said:

    Can that spark of love last a lifetime? Can it surpass all obstacles? Is it enough for a lasting marriage - that one spark?

    posted Tuesday, March 18 2008 ( | view 1 reply )
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