Wellness: A novel

When Jack and Elizabeth meet as college students in the '90s, the two quickly join forces and hold on tight, each eager to claim a place in Chicago's thriving underground art scene with an appreciative kindred spirit. Fast-forward twenty years to married life, and alongside the challenges of parenting, they encounter cults disguised as mindfulness support groups, polyamorous would-be suitors, Facebook wars, and something called Love Potion Number Nine.

 

For the first time, Jack and Elizabeth struggle to recognize each other, and the no-longer-youthful dreamers are forced to face their demons, from unfulfilled career ambitions to painful childhood memories of their own dysfunctional families. In the process, Jack and Elizabeth must undertake separate, personal excavations, or risk losing the best thing in their lives: each other.

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624 pages

Average rating: 7.39

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Anonymous
Aug 04, 2024
10/10 stars
I struggle with romance books. But this is not a romance book. This is a sad and beautiful and raw story about long-term love and what it means to be committed. I wish I’d read this with a book club so that I could text them all right now and talk about all of the little plot details that were tied together so nicely by the end of the book. But this review will have to do. As a parent and a wife, this book made me sob and also made me smile. As an internet user and someone who sees wellness gurus in her feed every day, it also made me think. I’ll be bringing up pieces of this book to my husband for weeks. Because he is a slow reader and I cannot wait for him to finish it himself.
LENI PAT
Jun 27, 2024
7/10 stars
Don't stop reading this book. The ending has much to explain to. us
Daisy Mae’s Mom
Sep 30, 2023
10/10 stars
What a fantastic story teller! Loved it!

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