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Listen to the marriage, John Jay Osborn

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Listen to the marriage

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John Jay Osborn

"A riveting drama of marital therapy"--, Provided by publisherGretchen and Steve have been married for a long time. Living in San Francisco, recently separated, with two children and demanding jobs, they've started going to a marriage counselor. Unfolding over the course of ten months and taking place entirely in the marriage counselor's office, John Jay Osborn's Listen to the Marriage is the story of a fractured couple in a moment of crisis, and of the person who tries to get them to see each other again. A searing look at the obstacles we put in our own way, as well as the forces that drive us apart (and those that bring us together), Listen to the Marriage is a poignant exploration of marriage--heartbreaking and tender. -- Provided by publisherLiving in San Francisco, recently separated, with two children and demanding jobs, Gretchen and Steve have started going to a marriage counselor. Over the course of ten months this fractured couple come to their marriage counselor's office. As Sandy, the counselor, tries to get them to see each other again, the couple overlook the obstacles they put in their own way, as well as the forces that drove them apart-- and those that might bring them together. -- adapted from publisher info