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The 158-Pound Marriage is the third novel by American author John Irving. The book explores the sexual revolution-era trend of "swinging" (partner-swapping) via a glimpse into the lives of two couples in a small New England college town who enter casually into such an affair, with disastrous consequences. Plot summary
- John Irving
- 1974
23 de jun. de 1997 · The 158-Pound Marriage (Ballantine Reader's Circle) Paperback – June 23, 1997. by John Irving (Author) 3.6 305 ratings. See all formats and editions. “Irving looks cunningly beyond the eye-catching gyrations of the mating dance to the morning-after implications.”—The Washington Post.
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- John Irving
- $15
- Ballantine Books
15 de mai. de 2018 · The 158-Pound Marriage. 1. The Angel Called. “The Smile of Reims” My wife, Utchka (whose name I sometime ago shortened to Utch), could teach patience to a time bomb. With some luck, she has taught me a little. Utch learned patience under what we might call duress.
When Atlas turns up in Boston, now a successful chef, he begs Lily to leave Ryle. Despite the better option right in front of her, an unexpected complication forces Lily to cut ties with Atlas, confront Ryle, and try to end the cycle of abuse before it’s too late.
- Kirkus Reviews
15 de mai. de 2018 · Though Mr. Irving's cool eye spares none of his foursome, he writes with genuine compassion for the sexual tests and illusions they perpetrate on each other; but the...
- 1984800094, 9781984800091
- John Irving
- Random House Publishing Group, 2018
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The 158-Pound Marriage is as lean and concentrated as a mine shaft.”—Terrence Des Pres “Deft, hard-hitting . . . What Irving demonstrates beautifully is that a one-to-one relationship is more demanding than a free-for-all.”—The New York Times Book Review
