Cars from a Marriage
  • Published:
    May-2010 (Hardcover)
    Jun-2011 (Paperback)
  • Formats:
    Print / eBook
  • Main Genre:
    General Fiction
  • Time Period:
    Contemporary
  • Pages:
    288
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An auto-biography of a marriage from the highly acclaimed author who deftly navigates the lives of one suburban couple with humor and insight

From a '74 Mustang to a Chevy Suburban, Debra Galant's Cars from A Marriage charts the important events--big and small--in one couple's relationship by way of the automobiles that drive them throughout the course of their lives. Ivy is a transplanted Southern belle--the daughter of a car salesman-- who continually wonders how she has ended up a New Jersey stay-at-home mom with a not-so-secret fear of driving. Her husband Ellis was a stand up comedian when they met, and the owner of that '74 Mustang, but his ambitions were overshadowed by the responsibilities of a family. In the blink of an eye he became a PR executive with a mortgage, two kids, and a Buick LeSabre. The cars steer us from their first meeting, to their first fight, and down the line to a family funeral. Finally, it's on a drive along the Pacific Coast Highway that Ivy and Ellis come to some serious and illuminating realizations about their lives. With insights that alternate between hilarious and profound, Galant provides a unique, unforgettable portrait of a marriage.
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    •  
    • Jun-2011
    • Griffin
    • Trade Paperback
    • ISBN: 0312584199
    • ISBN13: 9780312584191
    • First Edition
    • May-2010
    • St. Martin's
    • Hardcover
    • ISBN: 0312367279
    • ISBN13: 9780312367275
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    • Apr-2010
    • St. Martin's
    • eBook (Kindle)
    •  
    • May-2010
    • St. Martin's
    • eBook
    • ISBN: 1429925167
    • ISBN13: 9781429925167



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