My wife’s beautiful name becomes synonymous with longing in both a Robert Herrick and a John Lennon lyric.
Tag Archives: Marriage
A Song of Love for Julia
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Bechdel Uses Lit to Understand Her Life
Alison’s Bechdel time and again turns to literature in her memoir to understand her upbringing.
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The Tiny Rituals that Make a Marriage
Alice McDermott in “Someone” captures the small rituals and routines that make up a marriage.
Austen on Bad Reasons for Getting Married
In “Pride and Prejudice” Jane Austen systematically explores bad reasons for getting married.
Ask Jane: Advice for Lovers
“Pride and Prejudice” functions as a perceptive guide in how to develop a soul relationship.
Lit’s 10 Most Painful Marriage Proposals
Literature 10 most painful marriage proposals.
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Sex and the Single Pretty Woman
“Pretty Woman” captures the ideas and the spirit of Helen Gurley Brown, who died Monday.
Jane Austen & My Son’s Secret Wedding
A secret marriage entered into by my son Toby could have been taken straight out of Jane Austen’s “Emma.”
