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Jane Green is the Number One bestselling author of fourteen novels: Straight Talking, Jemima J, Mr Maybe,Bookends, Babyville, Spellbound, The Other Woman, Life Swap, Second Chance, The Beach House, Girl Friday, The Love Verb, The Patchwork Marriage and The Accidental Husband. Jane and her husband live in Connecticut with their blended family of six children.
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The Patchwork Marriage
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The Patchwork Marriage
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Penguin Books, 2012
ISBN 10 : 1405929057
ISBN 13 : 9781405929059
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Paperback. Etat : Good. Ah, The Patchwork Marriage by Jane Green. A title that sounds wholesome, crafty, and faintly scented with lavender drawer liners, but which in reality is less about quilting circles and more about the delicate art of keeping a modern relationship from unravelling like a jumper caught on a nail. This is Jane Green doing what Jane Green does best: examining the domestic battlefield of marriage with a mixture of warmth, mild exasperation, and the quiet suspicion that everyone else?s life looks more perfect from the outside than it actually is. At the centre of the story is a couple who have reached that familiar stage of long-term partnership where love is still present but occasionally hiding behind piles of laundry, emotional misfires, and the general administrative chaos of family life. Our protagonists are navigating the complexities of blended families, step-children, past relationships, and the peculiar modern phenomenon of trying to maintain romance while also remembering whose turn it is to unload the dishwasher. In theory it?s a marriage built from love. In practice it sometimes resembles a patchwork quilt stitched together from compromise, patience, and the occasional deep sigh. Green?s great skill is her ability to capture those moments of everyday realism that most romantic fiction politely skips. The tiny resentments. The awkward conversations. The sudden realisation that the person you married is still wonderful but also, inexplicably, leaves mugs everywhere. It?s domestic life with the gloss lightly sanded off, revealing something far more recognisable. And yet, despite the emotional tangles, the tone never descends into gloom. There?s humour here, and a kind of gentle optimism about the fact that relationships?like patchwork quilts?are rarely perfect but can still be warm, comforting, and oddly beautiful when all the mismatched pieces are stitched together. Originally published in 2012, this novel sits comfortably in the great tradition of thoughtful modern relationship fiction. It?s the sort of book that invites you to nod knowingly, laugh quietly at the characters? dilemmas, and occasionally feel relieved that someone else?s household seems just as chaotic as your own. This particular copy comes to you in Good condition , which feels entirely appropriate for a book about the imperfect yet enduring nature of marriage. The pages are intact, the story is ready to go, and?much like the relationships it describes?it has clearly weathered a little life without falling apart. A warm, observant, and gently ironic look at love, family, and the art of holding everything together when the stitching occasionally comes loose. Exactly the sort of quietly insightful novel that finds its way into a comfortable chair, a rainy afternoon, and a reader who suspects that real life is always a bit more complicated than the fairy tale version. THIS BOOK BEARS THE CRAPPY OLD BOOKS STAMP. IF THAT IS UNDESIRABLE PLEASE DO NOT BUY THIS. THE STAMP MARKS WHICH IS USUALLY TO THE FRONT AND BACK INNER PAGES SAYS SOLD BY CRAPPY OLD BOOKS WITH WEB SITE URL. IT IN NO WAY DEMINISHED FROM THE READING. IF YOU WANT A PRISTINE BOOK, PLEASE FIND ANOTHER BOOK IN BETTER CONDITION SOMEWHERE ELSE. N° de réf. du vendeur 5875
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