State of the Union

Author: Nick Hornby
Genre: Fiction
Publisher: Penguin Publishing Group, 2019
Pages: 144
Rating: Recommend

Synopsis: Tom and Louise meet in a pub before their couple's therapy appointment. Married for years, they thought they had a stable home life - until a recent incident pushed them to the brink.

Going to therapy seems like the perfect solution. But over drinks before their appointment, they begin to wonder: what if marriage is like a computer? What if you take it apart to see what's in there, but then you're left with a million pieces?

Unfolding in the minutes before their weekly therapy session, the ten-chapter conversation that ensues is witty and moving, forcing them to look at their marriage-and, for the first time in a long time, at each other.

Review: Cleverly told story. This was a fun read, and short, which is great for those of us trying to finish up yearly reading challenges.