A Happy Marriage

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A most painful and heartbreaking and beautifully written book is A Happy Marriage by Rafael Ygleseas. This novel (but it is based on the author's life,) blew me away with its frank honesty and painful details. The chapters alternate between Margaret and Rafael's courtship in NYC with the last weeks of Margaret's life as she battles with cancer. Throughout the almost 30 years of their married life and all the ups and downs, always the reader feels the love and endurance and joy within them both. I found myself in tears often, but also found myself smiling and even laughing at some of what a long marriage entails. A powerful and memorable book.