September Songs: The Good News About Marriage in the Later Years - Rilegato

“[An] engrossing investigation into enduring marriage...[Maggie Scarf] is a gifted interviewer, knowing what to ask and when to back off. Her gently probing questions—about retirement, health, sexual activity, finances, children, religion, disappointments and regret—lead her subjects to some unexpectedly candid answers.”
—The New York Times Book Review

“A journalistic book...the clearest message, both from the research and the couples, is upbeat.”
—The Economist

“Scarf adroitly examines how they negotiate the challenges of marriages that have lasted more -- and sometimes far more -- than two decades. And Scarf is good.... a probing but tactful questioner, an active listener and even, on occasion, a quasi- therapist.”
—The Washington Post

“Living what she’s preaching...[Scarf] has been married for 55 years.”
—USA Today

“A fascinating overview of an unexplored topic that should appeal to couples of all ages.”
—Publishers Weekly

Maggie Scarf is a journalist and the author of the bestselling Intimate Partners, as well as Secrets, Lies, Betrayals; Intimate Worlds; Unfinished Business; and Body, Mind, Behavior. She is a Visiting Fellow at the Whitney Humanities Center, Yale University, and a Fellow of Jonathan Edwards College, Yale University. She is a contributing editor for The New Republic.