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41) Iris
Publisher
Miramax Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2002]
Language
English
Description
Adapted from the memoirs of literary critic John Bayley, the film recounts his courtship of and long marriage to British novelist Iris Murdoch. The scenario tacks back and forth from the young Iris--ready to seduce one and all with her coy command of words and sex appeal--to the elder Iris--slowly giving way to the cruel erasure of Alzheimer's.
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Language
English
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Book editor Pauline becomes increasingly agitated when it appears that her daughter Teresa's husband Maurice is a philanderer, and disturbed that Teresa's love for Maurice--an echo of the self-destructive love Pauline felt for Teresa's father--is blinding her to the truth.
45) Between us
Publisher
Monterey Media, Inc
Pub. Date
2012.
Language
English
Description
In this darkly comedic drama, two couples reunite over two incendiary evenings where anything can happen. Grace and Carlo are a newly married New York couple who visit their old friends Sharyl and Joel in their huge Midwestern home. Despite their wealth, the hosts are in a bitterly destructive marriage. A few years later, the couples reunite in New York, only to find tables turned.
Author
Publisher
Philosophical Library/Open Road
Pub. Date
[2021]
Language
English
Description
"A leading psychiatrist offers an accessible and in-depth analysis of love in all its phases -- from the first blush of romance to various marital challenges. In The Psychology of Love , eminent psychoanalyst Dr. Samuel Kahn draws on forty years of experience with the love lives and troubles of patients, both single and married. He has worked with people who believe all you need is love and others who believe there is no such thing. In between, he...
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Language
English
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An invaluable resource for couples in which one of the partners suffers from Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD), this authoritative book guides troubled marriages towards an understanding and appreciation for the struggles and triumphs of a relationship affected by it, and to look at the disorder in a more positive and less disruptive way. Going beyond traditional marriage counseling which can often discount the influence of ADHD, this...
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Language
English
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After a five-year stint in prison, John Sheldon returns home a different man, committed to Christ, but while his son Billy is delighted, his wife Andrea is wary, his daughter Rebekah is skeptical, and his six-year-old daughter Phoebe does not remember her father.
Author
Publisher
Crossway
Pub. Date
[2022]
Language
English
Description
Married Christians, and those preparing for marriage, know that they're sinners--and that their sin threatens God's great purposes for their union, including mutual support, companionship, and intimacy. But how often do believers recognize that they are also saints, equipped through God's power to create a healthy, loving marriage? In Gospel-Shaped Marriage , Chad and Emily Van Dixhoorn encourage couples with how Christ calls and enables them to love...
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English
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""I am a well-loved wife." Is this something your wife would say? Here's your guide to making those words a reality in your marriage. What do women want? This question has stumped the greatest male minds for centuries. Of course, if you're married, a much better question is, "What does your wife want?" As Darrin and Amie Patrick reveal in this profoundly practical and transformational book, God designed your wife to want-to need-to be loved. And that...
Author
Publisher
Knopf
Pub. Date
2014
Language
English
Description
"Dept. of Speculation is a portrait of a marriage. It is also a beguiling rumination on the mysteries of intimacy, trust, faith, knowledge, and the condition of universal shipwreck that unites us all. Jenny Offill's heroine, referred to in these pages as simply "the wife," once exchanged love letters with her husband, postmarked Dept. of Speculation, their code name for all the uncertainty that inheres in life and in the strangely fluid confines of...
55) Jude the obscure
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Series
Language
English
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Description
Jude the Obscure, the semi-autobiographical final novel from Thomas Hardy explores notions of surprising candor; within the eponymous protagonist lies the tragic truth of failed ambitions and relationships. In a fierce exploration of the darkness of love and the intellect, this is one of the great tragic novels of English literature.
Jude Fawley, an earnest boy from a rural English village, dreams of a life of academia despite his working-class background....
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Publisher
Delphinium Books
Pub. Date
[2020]
Language
English
Description
A "gripping, beautiful, emotionally raw" collection of stories about the things that go wrong between men and women from a PEN Award winner. Arriving in the midst of the #MeToo era, these stories examine the fallout from failed relationships between men and women -- partnerships that have crumbled under the weight of betrayal, misplaced hopes, illness, and particularly masculinity at its most toxic and misguided. A man in his mid-thirties receives...
Author
Publisher
Sourcebooks
Pub. Date
2021.
Language
English
Description
Guided relationship questions to deepen your bond
Conversation is a powerful tool for connection, but couples may not always know where to begin. This book of questions for couples opens the door to fun and engaging discussions, helping partners connect in new ways-no matter how long they've been together. The revealing questions were written by a couples' therapist and relationship coach to spark curiosity, humor, sensuality, and creativity. By...
58) Everlasting
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Language
English
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Description
Follows the relationship between Berengaria, who is forced into marriage with a nefarious squire, and her beloved Raven, a Scottish soldier determined to save her from an evil fate.
Author
Publisher
Zondervan
Pub. Date
[2017]
Language
English
Description
The Mediterranean Love Plan unveils the "7 Secrets of Passion" from some of the most romantic countries in the world: Italy, France, Spain, Greece and Israel. Most couples marry in a flurry of passion, but soon find themselves wondering "How do we keep love interesting, fun and romantic? How do we keep the spark growing for decades?" Steve and Misty Arterburn offer unique, ground-breaking answers to these age-old questions. Romance is much more than...
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