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The Longest Date

Life as a Wife

Cindy Chupack

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English
Penguin USA
25 February 2015
This humorous, helpful, and hopeful book is a must-read for anyone trying to navigate a marriage or start a family.

The bestselling author of The Between Boyfriends Book finds wedded bliss . . . or so she thought.

In her search for true love, Cindy Chupack endured enough emotional wreckage to fill a New York Times-bestselling book, two magazine columns, and five seasons of Sex and the City. Finally, at the age of thirty-eight, Cindy met Ian, and despite his bad-boy ways, he turned out to be a romantic (he proposed on a beach at sunset, on a horse, dressed as a knight), but Cindy soon discovers 'happily ever after' is the epitome of lazy writing, and having a husband is a lot like having a permanent houseguest.

This is Cindy's hilarious and sometimes heartbreaking story of her failed first marriage to Perfect Man #1 (who, after two years, realized he was gay), meeting Perfect Man #2 (Ian), and their mutual realization that matrimony is a matter of constant negotiation about pets, cooking, travel, holidays, space, money, and sex. When Cindy and Ian start trying to have a baby, the endeavor turns out to be far more complicated than they ever could have anticipated. This humorous, helpful, and hopeful book is a must-read for anyone trying to navigate a marriage or start a family.

'I laughed, I commiserated, I wanted more and more. Marriage is laid bare . . . with affection and brutal honesty.' Julia Sweeney

'If you need a new best friend-look no further! Cindy Chupack's wonderful book will make you laugh, cry, and feel less alone.' Winnie Holzman

'Laugh-out-funny and surprisingly poignant.' Booklist

'A straight-talking, funny and poignant memoir.' Kirkus Reviews
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Imprint:   Penguin USA
Country of Publication:   United States
Dimensions:   Height: 197mm,  Width: 129mm,  Spine: 20mm
Weight:   171g
ISBN:   9780143126157
ISBN 10:   0143126156
Pages:   212
Publication Date:  
Audience:   General/trade ,  ELT Advanced
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active

Cindy Chupack has won three Golden Globes and an Emmy for her work as a writer/executive producer of HBO’s Sex and the City. She also wrote for Everybody Loves Raymond, Coach, and a bunch of series only her parents would watch. She has written about dating and relationships for many magazines and had her own column in Glamour and O, The Oprah Magazine. She lives in Los Angeles with her husband, her St. Bernard, and . . . you’ll just have to read the book.

Reviews for The Longest Date: Life as a Wife

Laugh-out-funny and surprisingly poignant. Booklist A straight-talking, funny and poignant memoir. Kirkus Reviews The characters on 'Sex and the City' (for which Cindy Chupack wrote) could never wait to get together and share the most scintillating details of their romantic triumphs and tribulations. Opening Cindy's book is like getting invited to lunch with those women--the details are keenly observed, laugh-out-loud funny and you never want the meal to end. Cynthia Nixon If you need a new best friend--look no further! Cindy Chupack's wonderful book will make you laugh, cry, and feel less alone. Winnie Holzman Cindy's essays are dizzyingly good. They're funny, they're meticulously crafted, and you hardly notice she's doing a comedic equivalent of a ballerina's masterful pirouette. I laughed, I commiserated, I wanted more and more. Marriage is laid bare, negotiations, passion, uncertain leveraging, children, dogs and even boob-jobs are all covered with affection and brutal honesty. Julia Sweeney


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