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'I really welcome the publication of this book. It is a rich mix of theoretical perspective and the "voice of the people". It should go a long way to normalising our attitudes towards relationship issues. Kate Figes has managed to demonstrate how ordinary couples in ordinary relationships have ups and downs, and how these can be overcome in most cases. I hope the book will go some way from shifting our perspective from a focus on relationship disease to relationship health' Terry Prendergast, Chief Executive, Marriage Care
--Terry Prendergast, Chief Executive, Marriage Care
'I really welcome the publication of this book. It is a rich mix of theoretical perspective and the "voice of the people". It should go a long way to normalising our attitudes towards relationship issues. Kate Figes has managed to demonstrate how ordinary couples in ordinary relationships have ups and downs, and how these can be overcome in most cases. I hope the book will go some way from shifting our perspective from a focus on relationship disease to relationship health' --Terry Prendergast, Chief Executive, Marriage Care
'This book should be supplied free on the National Health, it would save the country a fortune' --Helen Simpson
'A fascinating portrait of twenty-first-century relationships . . . through an often rocky romantic terrain, taking in romance, sex, arguments and power play, children, family and ageing . . . A richly rewarding, surprising and heartening read, moving, poignant and at times very funny' --Melanie McGrath, Sunday Telegraph
'Figes brings her subject to life with passion and sense' --Susanna Rustin, Guardian
'As absorbing as a good novel or a soul-baring talk with an old and trusted friend' --Melissa Benn, New Statesman
--Terry Prendergast, Chief Executive, Marriage Care
'I really welcome the publication of this book. It is a rich mix of theoretical perspective and the "voice of the people". It should go a long way to normalising our attitudes towards relationship issues. Kate Figes has managed to demonstrate how ordinary couples in ordinary relationships have ups and downs, and how these can be overcome in most cases. I hope the book will go some way from shifting our perspective from a focus on relationship disease to relationship health' --Terry Prendergast, Chief Executive, Marriage Care
'This book should be supplied free on the National Health, it would save the country a fortune' --Helen Simpson
'A fascinating portrait of twenty-first-century relationships . . . through an often rocky romantic terrain, taking in romance, sex, arguments and power play, children, family and ageing . . . A richly rewarding, surprising and heartening read, moving, poignant and at times very funny' --Melanie McGrath, Sunday Telegraph
'Figes brings her subject to life with passion and sense' --Susanna Rustin, Guardian
'As absorbing as a good novel or a soul-baring talk with an old and trusted friend' --Melissa Benn, New Statesman
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* An intelligent, accessible and important book on a topic of perennial interest - for those about to embark on the journey, for those already in the throes of it and for those who have been married for many years
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2 of 2 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
Had read an exerpt from this book in newspaper, and thought it good so purchased the book. I read all of it and found it 'real' and could identify with parts of it. A very good book to dip in and out of.
18 of 21 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
I loved this book - for its warmth, its honesty, its charm but especially for its old-fashioned belief in the sanctity of marriage - with the writer being a voice in the wilderness in these days of easy living and loving.
What emerges, via the interviews conducted with countless couples - in all sorts of relationships - is a realistic portrayal of marriage - that yes, it is hard, yes, they have their ups and downs but that, when all is said and done, they are still the most rewarding and stable of relationships.
The key to success, it appears, is to have a sense of humour, a forgiving nature and a structure to negotiate with your wife or husband.
Not exactly Einstein, of course, but the book is entertaining enough to make the reader look into their own relationships, to analyse where they are going right or wrong. Ultimately, most relationships come down to the age old clash between a woman's hormones and a man's ego - it is that simple.
If you like this but want to read a more personal (and often humorous) account of how a marriage can succeed, I also recommend the book One Love Two Colours: The Unlikely Marriage of a Punk Rocker and His African Queen by Margaret Oshindele (my dear wife!), a book that shows how love can survive against the odds.
What emerges, via the interviews conducted with countless couples - in all sorts of relationships - is a realistic portrayal of marriage - that yes, it is hard, yes, they have their ups and downs but that, when all is said and done, they are still the most rewarding and stable of relationships.
The key to success, it appears, is to have a sense of humour, a forgiving nature and a structure to negotiate with your wife or husband.
Not exactly Einstein, of course, but the book is entertaining enough to make the reader look into their own relationships, to analyse where they are going right or wrong. Ultimately, most relationships come down to the age old clash between a woman's hormones and a man's ego - it is that simple.
If you like this but want to read a more personal (and often humorous) account of how a marriage can succeed, I also recommend the book One Love Two Colours: The Unlikely Marriage of a Punk Rocker and His African Queen by Margaret Oshindele (my dear wife!), a book that shows how love can survive against the odds.
1 of 1 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
I highly recommend this book - it's just about many peoples live experiences of relationships. Nothing like men are from mars women are from verus book which puts people and relationships into neat boxes. It's just honest situations couples find themselves in.
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Excellent read
I wish I had read this book 10 years ago; I would have understood so much, changed some and been a different person, even living a different life.
Published 21 months ago by rosodunks
Sympathetic and intelligent, but anecdotal and under edited
I bought this book on the back of enthusiastic broadsheet reviews - and the 5* one here - in the hope it would give me insights into relationships and inspire my own fiction... Read more
Published on 21 April 2010 by Ms S. J. Rayner
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