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Maggie and Ira Moran have been married for twenty-eight years–and it shows: in their quarrels, in their routines, in their ability to tolerate with affection each other's eccentricities. Maggie, a kooky, lovable meddler and an irrepressible optimist, wants nothing more than to fix her son's broken marriage. Ira is infuriatingly practical, a man "who should have married Ann Landers." And what begins as a day trip to a funeral becomes an adventure in the unexpected. As Maggie and Ira navigate the riotous twists and turns, they intersect with an assorted cast of eccentrics–and rediscover the magic of the road called life and the joy of having somebody next to you to share the ride . . . bumps and all.
The author of the bestselling, Pulitzer Prize-winning The Accidental Tourist pens another delightful tale of an ordinary couple. The Morans are just average — she is scatterbrained and he whistles. Just when they think they've learned all there is to know about each other, they find out how extraordinary they really are.
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Peter Møller Hansen
reviewed Breathing Lessons on May 28, 2020
Breathing Lessons
A day in the ordinary lives of a middle-aged couple who have a complex, stubborn story together. Ira and Maggie are not easy to sympathize with, at least for this reader. I found Maggie irritating and her chatter quite distatessful, and Ira a cryptic man whom I never really managed to descipher.
Their children, now grown up, are quite a disappointment, particularly the elder boy, Jesse, who has divorced his young wife without fighting to be in the life of his daughter.
The real storyline takes place in Maggie's head where she tries to bring his son and estranged daughter-in-law together, failing as she did when she first managed to get them married due to an accidental pregnancy.
I couldn't finish the book fast enough. I found the writing tiresome and the plot more than predictable. The characters lacked depth and I felt myself growing tired of their petty tribulations.
If you want a profound and unsettling story of a marriage, please, read Salter's "Light Years and skip this novel.
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