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The Days of Abandonment
by Elena Ferrante • 2002
Her husband leaves. A woman descends into fury, grief, and the raw fight to reclaim herself.
3.86
60k+
The Days of Abandonment Summary
The Days of Abandonment 89%
Her husband leaves. A woman descends into fury, grief, and the raw fight to reclaim herself.
by Elena Ferrante 2002
3.86
60k+ ratings
Wellness
by Nathan Hill • 2023
Their love began across a Chicago alley. A suburban dream house might be where it ends.
3.97
84k+
Wellness Summary
Wellness 88%
Their love began across a Chicago alley. A suburban dream house might be where it ends.
by Nathan Hill 2023
3.97
84k+ ratings
Married Roommates
by Talia Wagner • 2019
Your marriage became a roommate arrangement. The practical path back to real partnership.
4.1
126
Married Roommates Summary
Married Roommates 88%
Your marriage became a roommate arrangement. The practical path back to real partnership.
by Talia Wagner 2019
4.1
126 ratings
Too Good to Leave, Too Bad to Stay
by Mira Kirshenbaum • 1996
Stuck between staying and leaving? Diagnostic questions that answer what love alone cannot.
4.19
4k+
Too Good to Leave, Too Bad to Stay Summary
Too Good to Leave, Too Bad to Stay 88%
Stuck between staying and leaving? Diagnostic questions that answer what love alone cannot.
by Mira Kirshenbaum 1996
4.19
4k+ ratings
The 80/80 Marriage
by Nate Klemp • 2021
The marriage model that replaces scorekeeping with both partners giving more than their share.
3.90
3k+
The 80/80 Marriage Summary
The 80/80 Marriage 88%
The marriage model that replaces scorekeeping with both partners giving more than their share.
by Nate Klemp 2021
3.90
3k+ ratings
The Course of Love
by Alain de Botton • 2016
An architect and surveyor marry in Edinburgh, certain love should feel easy. It isn't.
4.01
50k+
The Course of Love Summary
The Course of Love 88%
An architect and surveyor marry in Edinburgh, certain love should feel easy. It isn't.
by Alain de Botton 2016
4.01
50k+ ratings
The 5 Love Languages
by Gary Chapman • 1990
Your spouse's complaints are a map. Five love languages. You've been speaking yours, not theirs.
4.28
484k+
The 5 Love Languages Summary
The 5 Love Languages 88%
Your spouse's complaints are a map. Five love languages. You've been speaking yours, not theirs.
by Gary Chapman 1990
4.28
484k+ ratings
The Woman Destroyed
by Simone de Beauvoir • 1967
A husband's affair, a son's betrayal, a lifetime of grievance: three women unravel in midlife Paris.
4.01
47k+
The Woman Destroyed Summary
The Woman Destroyed 88%
A husband's affair, a son's betrayal, a lifetime of grievance: three women unravel in midlife Paris.
by Simone de Beauvoir 1967
4.01
47k+ ratings
Relationship Rescue
by Phillip C. McGraw • 2000
Your relationship will never be fixed, so here's how to manage it before it falls apart.
3.65
1k+
Relationship Rescue Summary
Relationship Rescue 87%
Your relationship will never be fixed, so here's how to manage it before it falls apart.
by Phillip C. McGraw 2000
3.65
1k+ ratings
Loving Your Spouse When You Feel Like Walking Away
by Gary Chapman • 2018
More options than misery or divorce: how one person's choices can change a marriage.
3.92
1k+
Loving Your Spouse When You Feel Like Walking Away Summary
Loving Your Spouse When You Feel Like Walking Away 87%
More options than misery or divorce: how one person's choices can change a marriage.
by Gary Chapman 2018
3.92
1k+ ratings
Method
by Kate Stewart • 2019
An actor buries his grief in a mobster role. His wife fights to save their marriage.
4.10
9k+
Method Summary
Method 87%
An actor buries his grief in a mobster role. His wife fights to save their marriage.
by Kate Stewart 2019
4.10
9k+ ratings
Should You Leave?
by Peter D. Kramer • 1997
Five therapy traditions, five lenses on your relationship doubt. None of them is a formula.
3.99
149
Should You Leave? Summary
Should You Leave? 87%
Five therapy traditions, five lenses on your relationship doubt. None of them is a formula.
by Peter D. Kramer 1997
3.99
149 ratings
This Is How Your Marriage Ends
by Matthew Fray • 2022
Your marriage is dying from a thousand tiny dismissals you don't notice you're making.
4.01
3k+
This Is How Your Marriage Ends Summary
This Is How Your Marriage Ends 87%
Your marriage is dying from a thousand tiny dismissals you don't notice you're making.
by Matthew Fray 2022
4.01
3k+ ratings
The 5 Love Languages Military Edition
by Gary Chapman • 2013
Your spouse doesn't feel loved the way you show it. The fix that works through deployments.
4.33
2k+
The 5 Love Languages Military Edition Summary
The 5 Love Languages Military Edition 87%
Your spouse doesn't feel loved the way you show it. The fix that works through deployments.
by Gary Chapman 2013
4.33
2k+ ratings
Ten Lessons to Transform Your Marriage
by John M. Gottman • 2006
Ten research-backed practices that protect a marriage from the habits that slowly unravel it.
4.15
1k+
Ten Lessons to Transform Your Marriage Summary
Ten Lessons to Transform Your Marriage 87%
Ten research-backed practices that protect a marriage from the habits that slowly unravel it.
by John M. Gottman 2006
4.15
1k+ ratings
Play It As It Lays
by Joan Didion • 1970
A Hollywood actress drives the freeways to escape the silence left by a daughter locked away.
3.90
93k+
Play It As It Lays Summary
Play It As It Lays 87%
A Hollywood actress drives the freeways to escape the silence left by a daughter locked away.
by Joan Didion 1970
3.90
93k+ ratings
Courtship After Marriage
by Zig Ziglar • 1990
Why the chase shouldn't end at 'I do': building a marriage that stays romantic for decades.
4.04
274
Courtship After Marriage Summary
Courtship After Marriage 87%
Why the chase shouldn't end at 'I do': building a marriage that stays romantic for decades.
by Zig Ziglar 1990
4.04
274 ratings
Second Chance at a Great Relationship
by Dr. Dean Dorman • 2012
A psychologist's plan to reverse the resentment that builds when couples avoid small conflicts.
Second Chance at a Great Relationship Summary
Second Chance at a Great Relationship 87%
A psychologist's plan to reverse the resentment that builds when couples avoid small conflicts.
by Dr. Dean Dorman 2012
Kill Your Darlings
by Peter Swanson • 2025
Wendy and Thom killed her first husband. Now their marriage is the next crime scene.
3.30
14k+
Kill Your Darlings Summary
Kill Your Darlings 87%
Wendy and Thom killed her first husband. Now their marriage is the next crime scene.
by Peter Swanson 2025
3.30
14k+ ratings
Rebound
by Sadie Kincaid • 2025
Her marriage is over. So why is she meeting her husband in hotel rooms?
4.13
18k+
Rebound Summary
Rebound 87%
Her marriage is over. So why is she meeting her husband in hotel rooms?
by Sadie Kincaid 2025
4.13
18k+ ratings
How to Stay in Love
by James J. Sexton • 2018
Cheating and money fights are symptoms. A divorce lawyer reveals what actually ends marriages.
4.21
4k+
How to Stay in Love Summary
How to Stay in Love 87%
Cheating and money fights are symptoms. A divorce lawyer reveals what actually ends marriages.
by James J. Sexton 2018
4.21
4k+ ratings
'Til Stress Do Us Part
by Elizabeth Earnshaw LMFT CGT • 2024
Stress, not conflict, is what really kills love. A Gottman therapist has the antidote.
4.12
226
'Til Stress Do Us Part Summary
'Til Stress Do Us Part 87%
Stress, not conflict, is what really kills love. A Gottman therapist has the antidote.
by Elizabeth Earnshaw LMFT CGT 2024
4.12
226 ratings
The Arrangement
by Kiersten Modglin • 2021
An open marriage to save the relationship. An obsessive date. A body under the porch.
4.06
140k+
The Arrangement Summary
The Arrangement 87%
An open marriage to save the relationship. An obsessive date. A body under the porch.
by Kiersten Modglin 2021
4.06
140k+ ratings
The Proper Care and Feeding of Husbands
by Laura Schlessinger • 2003
Men want respect and physical intimacy more than conversation. Here is how to give both.
3.72
19k+
The Proper Care and Feeding of Husbands Summary
The Proper Care and Feeding of Husbands 87%
Men want respect and physical intimacy more than conversation. Here is how to give both.
by Laura Schlessinger 2003
3.72
19k+ ratings
Relationship Grit
by Jon Gordon • 2020
Why spiritual grit, not just love, keeps a marriage together when everything pushes you apart.
4.19
319
Relationship Grit Summary
Relationship Grit 87%
Why spiritual grit, not just love, keeps a marriage together when everything pushes you apart.
by Jon Gordon 2020
4.19
319 ratings
Strangers
by Belle Burden • 2026
A stranger's voicemail ended her marriage. He wanted the houses; she wanted her story back.
4.15
233k+
Strangers Summary
Strangers 87%
A stranger's voicemail ended her marriage. He wanted the houses; she wanted her story back.
by Belle Burden 2026
4.15
233k+ ratings
Adultery
by Paulo Coelho • 2014
Her life looks perfect: wealthy husband, children, career. So why does she feel nothing at all?
3.1
61k+
Adultery Summary
Adultery 87%
Her life looks perfect: wealthy husband, children, career. So why does she feel nothing at all?
by Paulo Coelho 2014
3.1
61k+ ratings
The 5 Love Languages for Men
by Gary Chapman • 2004
Her repeated complaint isn't nagging. It's the clue to how she actually feels loved.
4.26
4k+
The 5 Love Languages for Men Summary
The 5 Love Languages for Men 87%
Her repeated complaint isn't nagging. It's the clue to how she actually feels loved.
by Gary Chapman 2004
4.26
4k+ ratings
Like a House on Fire
by Cate Kennedy • 2012
When a tractor overturns, a wife must care for the husband she's grown distant from.
3.44
2k+
Like a House on Fire Summary
Like a House on Fire 87%
When a tractor overturns, a wife must care for the husband she's grown distant from.
by Cate Kennedy 2012
3.44
2k+ ratings
Communication in Marriage
by Marcus Kusi • 2015
Blaming your spouse only makes fights worse; the one rule that ends them instead.
3.86
268
Communication in Marriage Summary
Communication in Marriage 87%
Blaming your spouse only makes fights worse; the one rule that ends them instead.
by Marcus Kusi 2015
3.86
268 ratings
Committed
by Elizabeth Gilbert • 2009
A divorcee-turned-skeptic wrestles marriage's history and her own ghosts toward the altar.
3.45
56k+
Committed Summary
Committed 87%
A divorcee-turned-skeptic wrestles marriage's history and her own ghosts toward the altar.
by Elizabeth Gilbert 2009
3.45
56k+ ratings
The Financial Lives of the Poets
by Jess Walter • 2009
A broke financial poet facing foreclosure runs one last scheme: selling marijuana to his neighbors.
3.72
12k+
The Financial Lives of the Poets Summary
The Financial Lives of the Poets 87%
A broke financial poet facing foreclosure runs one last scheme: selling marijuana to his neighbors.
by Jess Walter 2009
3.72
12k+ ratings
How Not to Hate Your Husband After Kids
by Jancee Dunn • 2017
When kids pushed her marriage to the brink, a journalist found the research that fixed it.
4.06
15k+
How Not to Hate Your Husband After Kids Summary
How Not to Hate Your Husband After Kids 87%
When kids pushed her marriage to the brink, a journalist found the research that fixed it.
by Jancee Dunn 2017
4.06
15k+ ratings
Mrs. March
by Virginia Feito • 2021
Told she inspired her husband's cruel new character, a Manhattan wife sinks into paranoid dread.
3.25
29k+
Mrs. March Summary
Mrs. March 87%
Told she inspired her husband's cruel new character, a Manhattan wife sinks into paranoid dread.
by Virginia Feito 2021
3.25
29k+ ratings
Midwinter Break
by Bernard MacLaverty • 2017
An aging wife secretly tours Amsterdam seeking sanctuary from her alcoholic husband and their past.
3.59
7k+
Midwinter Break Summary
Midwinter Break 87%
An aging wife secretly tours Amsterdam seeking sanctuary from her alcoholic husband and their past.
by Bernard MacLaverty 2017
3.59
7k+ ratings
Nocturnes
by Kazuo Ishiguro • 2009
Five stories of music at dusk: fading stars, borrowed dreams, and the quiet grace of letting go.
3.51
33k+
Nocturnes Summary
Nocturnes 87%
Five stories of music at dusk: fading stars, borrowed dreams, and the quiet grace of letting go.
by Kazuo Ishiguro 2009
3.51
33k+ ratings
Fight Right
by Julie Schwartz Gottman • 2024
Most fights are forever. The research playbook for having them without wrecking each other.
4.52
6k+
Fight Right Summary
Fight Right 87%
Most fights are forever. The research playbook for having them without wrecking each other.
by Julie Schwartz Gottman 2024
4.52
6k+ ratings
The Married Man Sex Life Primer 2011
by Athol Kay • 2011
You can't negotiate desire. Build muscle, hold frame: the attraction manual for married men.
4.21
500
The Married Man Sex Life Primer 2011 Summary
The Married Man Sex Life Primer 2011 87%
You can't negotiate desire. Build muscle, hold frame: the attraction manual for married men.
by Athol Kay 2011
4.21
500 ratings
NW
by Zadie Smith • 2012
Two childhood friends, one London estate. One stayed, one climbed. Neither escaped who she was.
3.48
46k+
NW Summary
NW 87%
Two childhood friends, one London estate. One stayed, one climbed. Neither escaped who she was.
by Zadie Smith 2012
3.48
46k+ ratings
How to Improve Your Marriage Without Talking About It
by Patricia Love • 2007
Talking amplifies her fear and his shame. The real fix is presence, not words.
3.94
2k+
How to Improve Your Marriage Without Talking About It Summary
How to Improve Your Marriage Without Talking About It 87%
Talking amplifies her fear and his shame. The real fix is presence, not words.
by Patricia Love 2007
3.94
2k+ ratings
The Five Love Languages by Gary D Chapman
by Brainy Book Reviews • 2013
Your affection misses every time. Five emotional channels exist; your partner is tuned to only one.
4.25
115
The Five Love Languages by Gary D Chapman Summary
The Five Love Languages by Gary D Chapman 87%
Your affection misses every time. Five emotional channels exist; your partner is tuned to only one.
by Brainy Book Reviews 2013
4.25
115 ratings
The Seven Principles for Making Marriage Work
by John M. Gottman • 1999
What the couples who last do differently, from the psychologist who predicted thousands of divorces.
4.26
36k+
The Seven Principles for Making Marriage Work Summary
The Seven Principles for Making Marriage Work 87%
What the couples who last do differently, from the psychologist who predicted thousands of divorces.
by John M. Gottman 1999
4.26
36k+ ratings
The Heart of the 5 Love Languages
by Gary Chapman • 2008
Your partner has an emotional language you never learned. The diagnostic for finding it.
4.31
5k+
The Heart of the 5 Love Languages Summary
The Heart of the 5 Love Languages 87%
Your partner has an emotional language you never learned. The diagnostic for finding it.
by Gary Chapman 2008
4.31
5k+ ratings
Men Are from Mars, Women Are from Venus
by John Gray • 2008
Two emotional operating systems, one relationship: your phrasebook for what a partner really means.
3.58
201k+
Men Are from Mars, Women Are from Venus Summary
Men Are from Mars, Women Are from Venus 87%
Two emotional operating systems, one relationship: your phrasebook for what a partner really means.
by John Gray 2008
3.58
201k+ ratings
The Grass is Singing
by Doris Lessing • 1950
On a failing Rhodesian farm, a white woman's unraveling becomes a fatal bond with her houseboy.
3.83
15k+
The Grass is Singing Summary
The Grass is Singing 87%
On a failing Rhodesian farm, a white woman's unraveling becomes a fatal bond with her houseboy.
by Doris Lessing 1950
3.83
15k+ ratings
Cleopatra and Frankenstein
by Coco Mellors • 2022
An elevator meeting, a spontaneous wedding, and the long slow work of walking away.
3.68
241k+
Cleopatra and Frankenstein Summary
Cleopatra and Frankenstein 87%
An elevator meeting, a spontaneous wedding, and the long slow work of walking away.
by Coco Mellors 2022
3.68
241k+ ratings
Talk to Me Like I'm Someone You Love
by Nancy Dreyfus • 1994
Stop the fight mid-sentence. Flash cards that restore connection when talking only escalates.
3.80
797
Talk to Me Like I'm Someone You Love Summary
Talk to Me Like I'm Someone You Love 87%
Stop the fight mid-sentence. Flash cards that restore connection when talking only escalates.
by Nancy Dreyfus 1994
3.80
797 ratings
Standard Deviation
by Katherine Heiny • 2017
Graham married Audra for her warmth. Twelve years later, their apartment still has no quiet corners.
3.59
20k+
Standard Deviation Summary
Standard Deviation 87%
Graham married Audra for her warmth. Twelve years later, their apartment still has no quiet corners.
by Katherine Heiny 2017
3.59
20k+ ratings
Husbandry
by Stephen Fried • 2007
Why trusting with money is riskier than trusting with feelings, and other marital dispatches.
2.83
124
Husbandry Summary
Husbandry 86%
Why trusting with money is riskier than trusting with feelings, and other marital dispatches.
by Stephen Fried 2007
2.83
124 ratings
A Mouthful Of Air
by Amy Koppelman • 2003
The smile of a Manhattan mother hides suicide scars, and a depression intent on finishing the job.
3.57
1k+
A Mouthful Of Air Summary
A Mouthful Of Air 86%
The smile of a Manhattan mother hides suicide scars, and a depression intent on finishing the job.
by Amy Koppelman 2003
3.57
1k+ ratings
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