Description
Set in a polished suburban Connecticut that feels like a lingering “Camelot,” this novel follows two couples whose carefully arranged lives begin to fracture under the pressure of desire, doubt, and the everyday negotiations of marriage. As Jerry and Sally move through an affair that alternately promises permanence and exposes its fragility, their choices ripple outward—touching family bonds, children, and the uneasy realities of divorce and remarriage. With Updike’s signature blend of lyrical observation and sharp satire, the story treats love not as a destination but as a shifting, postmodern performance shaped by uncertainty and self-justification. At its core, it’s a probing study of commitment and betrayal, asking what it really means to “marry” when certainty is always slipping away.
Available Editions
paperback
Random House Trade Paperbacks
Published Aug 27, 1996
306 pages
ISBN: 9780449912157
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Details
First Published
1976
Language
eng
Content Warnings
Content and trigger warnings for Marry Me by John Updike.