Monogamy A Novel
Monogamy A Novel by Sue Miller, published by HarperCollinsPublishers in 2020, is a literary exploration of love, marriage, and the complexities of family life. This first edition spans 338 pages and is presented in English. The narrative centers on Graham and Annie, a couple married for nearly thirty years, whose seemingly perfect relationship is shattered by Graham’s unexpected death and the revelation of a hidden secret that challenges Annie’s understanding of their life together.
Readers will find a nuanced portrayal of grief and the intricacies of relationships as Annie navigates her loss and the implications of Graham’s past. The novel delves into themes of infidelity, identity, and the bonds of family, offering insights into the emotional landscape of its characters. With a focus on contemporary issues surrounding marriage and personal fulfillment, this work invites reflection on the nature of love and the impact of secrets within intimate relationships.
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A New York Times Notable Book * NPR Best Book of the Year * People magazine Top Ten Books of the Year * BookPage Best Book of the Year * Good Housekeeping Best Book of the Year
“A sensual and perceptive novel. . . . With humor and humanity, Miller resists the simple scorned-wife story and instead crafts a revelatory tale of the complexities–and the absurdities–of love, infidelity, and grief.” –O, the Oprah Magazine
A brilliantly insightful novel, engrossing and haunting, about marriage, love, family, happiness and sorrow, from New York Times bestselling author Sue Miller.
Graham and Annie have been married for nearly thirty years. Their seemingly effortless devotion has long been the envy of their circle of friends and acquaintances. By all appearances, they are a golden couple.
Graham is a bookseller, a big, gregarious man with large appetites–curious, eager to please, a lover of life, and the convivial host of frequent, lively parties at his and Annie’s comfortable house in Cambridge. Annie, more reserved and introspective, is a photographer. She is about to have her first gallery show after a six-year lull and is worried that the best years of her career may be behind her. They have two adult children; Lucas, Graham’s son with his first wife, Frieda, works in New York. Annie and Graham’s daughter, Sarah, lives in San Francisco. Though Frieda is an integral part of this far-flung, loving family, Annie feels confident in the knowledge that she is Graham’s last and greatest love.
When Graham suddenly dies–this man whose enormous presence has seemed to dominate their lives together–Annie is lost. What is the point of going on, she wonders, without him?
Then, while she is still mourning Graham intensely, she discovers a ruinous secret, one that will spiral her into darkness and force her to question whether she ever truly knew the man who loved her.
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