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The arrangement : a novel / by Dunn, Sarah,1969-author.;
Lucy and Owen, ambitious, thoroughly-therapized New Yorkers, have taken the plunge, trading in their crazy life in a cramped apartment for Beekman, a bucolic Hudson Valley hamlet. They've got a two hundred year-old house, an autistic son obsessed with the Titanic, and 17 chickens, at last count. It's the kind of paradise where stay-at-home moms team up to cook the school's "hot lunch," dads grill grass-fed burgers, and, as Lucy observes, "chopping kale has become a certain kind of American housewife's version of chopping wood." When friends at a wine-soaked dinner party reveal they've made their marriage open, sensible Lucy balks. There's a part of her, though--the part that worries she's become too comfortable being invisible--that's intrigued. Why not try a short marital experiment? Six months, clear ground rules, zero questions asked. When an affair with a man in the city begins to seem more enticing than the happily-ever-after she's known for the past nine years, Lucy must decide what truly makes her happy--"real life," or the "experiment"?
Subjects: Domestic fiction.; Humorous fiction.; Married people; Open marriage;
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The lifestyle / by Hahn, Taylor,author.;
"Georgina Wagman has it all--a great marriage, a great job at a prestigious law firm, great friends. She's living the life she always wanted, and everything is perfect. So when she walks in on her husband in a compromising position with a junior associate, she realizes she has a choice: she can walk away from everything she's worked for, or she can make it fit into her plan. She decides that if her husband, Nathan, is going to cheat, it's going to be on her terms; they're going to become swingers. But Georgina isn't going to embark on this adventure alone. She convinces her friends Felix and Nora and their respective partners to join them. After all, Felix and Nora are perfect for each other, and the lifestyle provides the perfect excuse for Georgina to set them up. Her plan is foolproof, until she runs into her old college flame at the first party. When he offers to mentor her, Georgina will find herself torn between her head and her heart, with her very happiness hanging in the balance. Perfect for fans of Jennifer Weiner and Sophie Kinsella, The Lifestyle is a playful homage to Jane Austen's Emma Woodhouse and an outrageously fun summer read."--
Subjects: Chick lit.; Humorous fiction.; Novels.; Group sex; Man-woman relationships; Marriage; Non-monogamous relationships; Open marriage; Women lawyers;
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The echo chamber / by Boyne, John,1971-author.;
What a thing of wonder a mobile phone is. Six ounces of metal, glass and plastic, fashioned into a sleek, shiny, precious object. At once, a gateway to other worlds - and a treacherous weapon in the hands of the unwary, the unwitting, the inept. The Cleverley family live a gilded life, little realising how precarious their privilege is, just one tweet away from disaster. George, the patriarch, is a stalwart of television interviewing, a 'national treasure' (his words), his wife Beverley, a celebrated novelist (although not as celebrated as she would like), and their children, Nelson, Elizabeth, Achilles, various degrees of catastrophe waiting to happen. Together they will go on a journey of discovery through the Hogarthian jungle of the modern living where past presumptions count for nothing and carefully curated reputations can be destroyed in an instant. Along the way they will learn how volatile, how outraged, how unforgiving the world can be when you step from the prescribed path.
Subjects: Domestic fiction.; Celebrities; Dysfunctional families; Novelists; Open marriage; Public opinion; Secrecy; Social media; Television personalities;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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The spare room : a novel / by Bartz, Andrea,author.;
"Crashing with a friend and her husband is more intimate-and dangerous-than anyone could imagine in this provocative new thriller from the New York Times bestselling author of the Reese's Book Club pick We Were Never Here. When the pandemic first hits, thirty-one-year-old Kelly tries to make the best of quarantine-but it soon becomes clear there are some lemons you just can't make into lemonade. She loses her job and her boyfriend in one fell swoop, and she finds herself looking for any way to get out of the apartment she's still sharing with her now-ex. So when she rekindles a friendship with a bestselling author she knows from childhood, who invites Kelly to stay with her and her husband in their Virginia mansion, she leaps at the chance. And much to Kelly's surprise, she soon realizes she's developed a bit of a crush-on both of her hosts. Even more unexpected is that both of them seem to reciprocate her feelings-and they say it's the first time they've ever brought someone else into their relationship. But that doesn't quite add up with all of the evidence Kelly keeps finding around the house. Another woman clearly has been there before her, and Kelly really can't understand what reason they would have to lie about it ... that is, until she discovers the woman is missing. Cut off from the world, intensely in love, and in way over her head, Kelly is trying desperately to uncover the truth-but the truth might just be that three is a dangerous number"--
Subjects: Erotic fiction.; Psychological fiction.; Queer fiction.; Thrillers (Fiction); Novels.; Women authors; Bisexual women; COVID-19 Pandemic, 2020-; Friendship; Mansions; Missing persons; Non-monogamous relationships; Open marriage; Secrecy; Triangles (Interpersonal relations);
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The Marriage Bureau : true stories of 1940s London match-makers / by Halson, Penrose.; Halson, Penrose.Marriages are made in Bond Street.;
Recounts the story of Heather Jenner, Mary Oliver and the clients of their marriage bureau which they opened in 1940s London in order to help people find their love match.LSC
Subjects: Jenner, Heather.; Oliver, Mary (Matchmaker); Marriage Bureau; Dating services; Marriage;
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If someone says 'You complete me,' run! [sound recording] / by Goldberg, Whoopi,1955-author.; Hachette Audio (Firm),publisher.;
Read by the author.Whoopi Goldberg speaks openly about why marriage isn't for everyone, how being alone can be satisfying, and how what's most important is understanding for people is understanding who they are and what makes them happy.
Subjects: Audiobooks.; Interpersonal relations.; Man-woman relationships.; Single people;
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Luster / by Leilani, Raven,author.;
"Sharp, comic, disruptive, tender, Raven Leilani's debut novel, Luster, sees a young black woman fall into art and someone else's open marriage. Edie is stumbling her way through her twenties--sharing a subpar apartment in Bushwick, clocking in and out of her admin job, making a series of inappropriate sexual choices. She's also, secretly, haltingly, figuring her way into life as an artist. And then she meets Eric, a digital archivist with a family in New Jersey, including an autopsist wife who has agreed to an open marriage--with rules. As if navigating the constantly shifting landscapes of contemporary sexual manners and racial politics weren't hard enough, Edie finds herself unemployed and falling into Eric's family life, his home. She becomes a hesitant friend to his wife and a de facto role model to his adopted daughter. Edie is the only black woman who young Akila knows. Razor sharp, darkly comic, sexually charged, socially disruptive, Luster is a portrait of a young woman trying to make sense of her life in a tumultuous era. It is also a haunting, aching description of how hard it is to believe in your own talent and the unexpected influences that bring us into ourselves along the way."--
Subjects: Novels.; Novels.; Triangles (Interpersonal relations); Young women; African American women artists; Adopted children; Domestic fiction.;
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The endless beach / by Colgan, Jenny,author.;
When Flora MacKenzie traded her glum career in London for the remote Scottish island of Mure, she never dreamed that Joel--her difficult, adorable boss--would follow. Yet now, not only has Flora been reunited with her family and opened a charming café by the sea, but she and Joel are taking their first faltering steps into romance. With Joel away on business in New York, Flora is preparing for the next stage in her life. And that would be? Love? She's feeling it. Security? In Joel's arms, sure. Marriage? Not open to discussion. In the meanwhile, Flora is finding pleasure in a magnificent sight: whales breaking waves off the beaches of Mure. But it also signals something less joyful. According to local superstition, it's an omen--and a warning that Flora's future could be as fleeting as the sea-spray.
Subjects: Chick lit.; Domestic fiction.; Coffeehouses; Man-woman relationships;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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Love like you've never been hurt : hope, healing, and the power of an open heart / by Franklin, Jentezen,1962-author.;
Includes bibliographical references.
Subjects: Love; Pain; Suffering;
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One Big Happy Family. by Mallery, Susan.;
When Julie Parker's kids plead for Christmas at the family cabin in memory of their late father, she can't refuse, but she dreads their reactions when they find out about the (much) younger man shes secretly been dating for months. But shell discover that more really is merrier, and that a big, happy family can become bigger and happier, if they let go of old hurts and open their hearts to love.Library Bound Incorporated
Subjects: Romance fiction.; FICTION / Family Life / Marriage & Divorce; FICTION / Family Life / Siblings; FICTION / Romance / Contemporary; FICTION / Romance / Holiday;
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