CONVERSATIONS FROM A LONG MARRIAGE HC – JAN ETHERINGTON

A sheer joy JOANNA LUMLEY This book gives me hope … that life and marriage might permanently include taking the absolute piss while simultaneously dancing in the kitchen EMMA FREUD An endearing portrait of exasperation, laced with hard won tolerance – and love GUARDIAN Joanna and Roger have been married for over forty years. Children of the Sixties, they re still free spirits, drawn together by their passion for music – and each other. Conversations from a Long Marriage is exactly that: following conversations that take them from the local cafe, to their kitchen table, taking in her resentment of new glasses – a symbol of ageing – and fury at being lectured by the dental hygienist. He has a dodgy knee and is on statins, and when they discuss the marriage break-up of their closest friends, Sally and Peter, there s jealousy and talk of affairs. She suggests there are advantages to single beds, separate holidays and wants to go clubbing in Ibiza for her imminent big birthday. Witty, big-hearted and a whole lot of fun, Conversations from a Long Marriage will resonate with couples of any age – but especially those who are still dancing in the kitchen, singing in the car and trying to keep the passion alive.