State of the Union：A Marriage in Ten Parts

作者 Nick Hornby
出版社 Penguin
出版时间 2019年8月
ISBN 9780241987797

内容简介

Eachweek,TomandLouisemeetforaquickdrinkinthepubbeforetheygotomeettheirmarriagecounsellor.Marriedforyearsandwithtwochildren,arecentincidenthasexposedthefaultlinesintheirrelationshipinawaythatTom,forone,doesnotwishtothinkabout.Inthetenminutesinthepubtheytalkabouttheagendaforthesession,whattheytalkedaboutlastweek,whattheywilldefinitelynottalkaboutwiththecounsellor,andhowmuchbetterofftheyarethanthecouplewhosecounsellingslotimmediatelyprecedestheirown.OverthetenweeksthatfollowTomandLouisebegintowonder:whatifmarriageislikeacomputer?Whenyoutakeitaparttoseehowitworksyoumightjustbeleftwithamillionpiecesyoucan'tputbacktogether...

作者简介

NickHornbywasbornin1957,andistheauthorofsixnovels,HighFidelity,AboutaBoy,HowToBeGood,ALongWayDown(shortlistedfortheWhitbreadAward)SlamandJuliet,Naked.HeisalsotheauthorofFeverPitch,abookonhislifeasadevotedsupporterofArsenalFootballClub,andhaseditedthecollectionofshortstoriesSpeakingwiththeAngel.Hehaswrittenabookabouthisfavouritesongs,31Songs,andhisreadinghabits,TheCompletePolysyllabicSpree.In2009hewrotethescreenplayforthefilmAnEducation.NickHornbylivesandworksinHighbury,northLondon.

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