Foreverland (book)

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Foreverland: On the Divine Tedium of Marriage
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Author Heather Havrilesky
LanguageEnglish
SubjectMemoir
Publisher Ecco Press
Publication date
February 8, 2022
Pages304
ISBN 978-0-06-298446-3

Foreverland: On the Divine Tedium of Marriage is a 2022 memoir by Heather Havrilesky.

Reception

The book has four "positive" reviews, five "rave" reviews, and three "mixed" reviews, according to review aggregator Book Marks. [1]

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References

  1. "Foreverland: On the Divine Tedium of Marriage". Book Marks. Retrieved March 17, 2022.