The Perfect Marriage
The New York Times bestselling novel from the author of the Reverend Curtis Black series. Denise and Derrek Shaw are the perfect American couple. Happily married for fifteen years, they have a wonderful daughter, Mackenzie, successful careers, and a beautiful home in a posh Chicago suburb. They are attractive, respected . . . and hiding a shocking secret: a dangerous addiction to drugs. It started innocently enough. Denise occasionally used prescription drugs to help her deal with the long hours and demanding nature of her job. Derrek, also under pressure at work, began using cocaine socially with some of his colleagues. They can quit whenever they want to. At least, that's what Denise would like to believe . . . As her job becomes more stressful, Denise can no longer get through the day without a fix. Derrek realizes his harmless habit has become anything but, and desperately wants to get clean. However, his attempts are derailed when there is a sudden family tragedy. Once soul mates, now this husband and wife are quickly losing the immense love that had been the cornerstone of their marriage. With her parents spiraling out of control, Mackenzie makes an unexpected move to take matters into her own hands. Is her sacrifice too late-or is there still hope? Is there a final chance to save the Shaw family?
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I enjoyed this book; the ending shocked me and was definitely not what I expected. I started to think toward the end that I was going to hate the ending, but I ended up being even more surprised. The ending wraps up nicely and brings everything that didn't make sense before together.
This insightful book describes in believable detail the descent of upwardly mobile parents into drug addiction. The seduction of both the 'good life' and the drugs are seemingly intertwined throughout this novel. I listened to an audio version of the book and the reader was excellent, read clearly and persuasively each of the characters.
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