Here Lies My Heart: Essays on Why We Marry, Why We Don't, and What We Find There (A Beacon Anthology)
Two thirtysomething editors at Beacon Press had a conversation one day about marriage and thought others would be interested in the topic, too. They selected 20 essays, previously published in places like GQ, Ms., and Harpers, by contemporary American writers including Amy Hempel, Joel Achenbach, and Gerald Early. These contributors relate their own experiences with marriage, infidelity, divorce, singlehood, and relationships with the opposite sex. Edward Hoagland describes his love life from his a little late loss of virginity through two divorces in Strange Perfume. Louise DeSalvo (see Writing as a Way of Healing, reviewed on p. 110) tells how her husbands infidelity shocked her and led her to become a new person in Adultery. Willie Morris, in the title essay, describes the heart-rending pain of divorce. In For Better and Worse, Lynn Darling details the ups and downs of marriage. For larger or specialized public or academic collections.Nancy P. Shires, East Carolina Univ., Greenville, NCCopyright 1999 Reed Business Information, Inc.