Cars from a Marriage

By DebraGalant

Family & Relationships

General Fiction

Language: English Restricted (R)

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An “auto-biography” of a marriage from the highly acclaimedauthor who deftly navigates the lives of one suburban couple with humor andinsight

From a ’74 Mustang to a Chevy Suburban, DebraGalant’s Cars from A Marriage charts the important events—big andsmall—in one couple’s relationship by way of the automobiles that drive themthroughout the course of their lives. Ivy is a transplanted Southern belle—thedaughter of a car salesman— who continually wonders how she has ended up a NewJersey stay-at-home mom with a not-so-secret fear of driving. Her husband Elliswas a stand up comedian when they met, and the owner of that ’74 Mustang, buthis ambitions were overshadowed by the responsibilities of a family. In theblink of an eye he became a PR executive with a mortgage, two kids, and a BuickLeSabre.

The cars steer us from their first meeting, to their firstfight, and down the line to a family funeral. Finally, it’s on a drive alongthe Pacific Coast Highway that Ivy and Ellis come to some serious andilluminating realizations about their lives. With insights that alternatebetween hilarious and profound, Galant provides a unique, unforgettableportrait of a marriage.