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Harrison Scott Key, winner of the Thurber Prize for American Humor, tells the shocking, "shot through with sharp humor" (The Washington Post), spiritually profound story of his journey through hell and back when infidelity threatens his marriage.

One gorgeous autumn day, Harrison discovers that his wife-the sweet, funny, loving mother…

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About a third of the way into this book, I wanted to hurl it across the room. But I didn’t because Harrison Scott Key’s voice was too funny for me to stop reading. I’m glad I did because two-thirds of the way into this book, I found myself full of hope.

By the final third, I was ready to hurl it again, but I desperately wanted to find out what happened to these two strangers whose marriage seemed like the greatest tragicomedy I’d heard in a long time.

I’m glad I did.  

Key is an author and humorist who writes about his attempts to deal with his wife’s infidelity. Doing what he felt was impossible, he began searching for wisdom and understanding.

Dark, sometimes funny, sometimes maddening and sarcastic, I couldn’t put the book down. With all his faults, I had to know how he saved his marriage. The advice he received ranged from “cut her off” to “burn her clothes in the yard.” Only one person told him to “Fight for her.” 

Whether you’re married or not living through breakups are among our most difficult and dangerous times of life. I…

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