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We all know that marriage is a marathon, not a sprint. It has it’s good days, and it’s bad days. What do you do when your marriage hits one of those spots, that will either end in divorce or madness? This is the decision the characters in the book “After I Do” face- what now? I think those of us who have been married a while all know the feeling and have been there. Do I stay or do I go? How will we ever get over this? And do I really want to with this person. Marriage is hard. People often forget that. Choosing to fight is not always the best decision, but it is usually the harder one. What would you do- fight harder? Or let it go when you feel you have nothing left to give? This couple chooses to go to the mat in an odd way- one full year of absolutely no communication. What happens at the end, and they journey they both walk during that year, is pretty intense. Lots of soul searching, and the little things that you love, hate, and might not even think about come to the surface and make them think about what they really want to do with their marriage.

The book is touching, sometimes tearful and gut wrenching, and makes you think about what matters to you and how far you would go.

About the book:

When Lauren and Ryan’s marriage reaches the breaking point, they come up with an unconventional plan. They decide to take a year off in the hopes of finding a way to fall in love again. One year apart, and only one rule: they cannot contact each other. Aside from that, anything goes.

Lauren embarks on a journey of self-discovery, quickly finding that her friends and family have their own ideas about the meaning of marriage. These influences, as well as her own healing process and the challenges of living apart from Ryan, begin to change Lauren’s ideas about monogamy and marriage. She starts to question: When you can have romance without loyalty and commitment without marriage, when love and lust are no longer tied together, what do you value? What are you willing to fight for?

This is a love story about what happens when the love fades. It’s about staying in love, seizing love, forsaking love, and committing to love with everything you’ve got. And above all, After I Do is the story of a couple caught up in an old game—and searching for a new road to happily ever after.

About the author:

Taylor Jenkins Reid is an author and essayist from Acton, Massachusetts. She graduated from Emerson College with a degree in Media Studies. Her first novel, Forever, Interrupted, was named one of the “11 Debuts We Love” by Kirkus Reviews. She lives in Los Angeles with her husband, Alex, and her dog, Rabbit. Her forthcoming novel, After I Do, will be published July 1, 2014.

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