The Last Year Of Being Married (Red Dress Ink Novels) [Paperback]

Sarah Tucker (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: December 1, 2004 | Series: Red Dress Ink Novels

Breaking up is hard to do

A tipsy confession of infidelity during their engagement hasn't been the best start to Sarah's marriage. Blurting it out on their honeymoon wasn't exactly the best timing, either. Still, how could he complain? It had taken Paul O'Brian five years to propose, and even then he'd made only occasional guest appearances in Sarah's bed! Briefly aroused by a luxury holiday, he'd since managed to father their adorable son, now three years old; otherwise the ring on Sarah's finger signified little more than a shrewd purchase.

But now Paul had decided it was time to cut their losses. With a divorce. What had happened to them? Weren't they once the perfect couple? Surely her savvy city-guy husband hadn't fallen prey to that humiliating cliché, the seven-year itch. . .

Thrown into a state of denial, then self-doubt, followed by determination not to go under without a fight, Sarah is catapulted into an unforgettable last year of being married. Outrageously sexy, bitingly witty, uncompromisingly truthful. . .Sarah pulls no punches as she explodes the myth of happily ever after once and for all.

Editorial Reviews

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The sequel to The Last Year of Being Single (2003) revisits Sarah Giles seven years after her marriage to Paul O'Brian. Unfortunately, Sarah and Paul's marriage has not thrived, but despite the fact that it has been mostly sexless, Sarah still wants to try to make it work. After all, the couple shares a son, three-year-old Ben, and Sarah does still love Paul. But Paul has moved on-- into the arms of another woman. So with the help of a supportive group of friends, Sarah decides to sue Paul for divorce and finally cut the cord on her dying marriage. Readers will no doubt enjoy seeing how Sarah picks up the pieces and makes a new life for Ben and herself. Stilted dialogue and a few cardboard characters (like the villainous Paul or Sarah's interchangeable gal pals) detract from the novel, but overall it is a straightforward, involving look at the disintegration of a marriage. It's also particularly daring of Tucker to overturn even the dubious happily-ever-after ending of her first novel. Kristine Huntley
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I absolutely loved this book! And the author will keep you guessing even beyond the end of this book. -- www.Chicklitbooks.com

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Product Details

• Paperback: 304 pages
• Publisher: Red Dress Ink (December 1, 2004)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0373250789
• ISBN-13: 978-0373250783
• Product Dimensions: 8 x 5 x 0.8 inches
• Shipping Weight: 7.8 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 1.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (6 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #2,671,438 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

More About the Author

Sarah Tucker is an award winning journalist, broadcaster and author, having written seven novels to date and two travel books HAVE BABY WILL TRAVEL and HAVE TODDLER WILL TRAVEL. She devised and presented the award winning Jazz Fm Travel Guide, featuring the best of blues and jazz from around the world, and interviewing celebrities about their worst and most unusual travel experiences. She was also a travel correspondent for Classic Fm and Sky News, and presented reports for the BBC Holiday Program. While three months pregnant she retraced the footsteps of the goldrush stampeders from Skagway Alaska to Dawson City in the Yukon, for the Discovery Channel. She's also anchored the ITV series I WANT THAT HOUSE REVISITED, interviewing buyers of property around the world. Sarah freelances for most of the nationals and womens' consumer titles and is travel editor of the Sheengate Group of titles covering most of Surrey and SW London. More details about Sarah including her regular blog can be found on www.sarahtucker.info (ipad and ipod compatible) and www.sarahtucker-website.com (broadcast).

Customer Reviews

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3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars Book is poorly written.. painful read., December 10, 2005

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Tulip_Mesa (Huntsville) - See all my reviews

This review is from: The Last Year Of Being Married (Red Dress Ink Novels) (Paperback)

The flow of writing in this book is dreadful. I honestly don't understand how this was published.

I've read 40 pages into it and the book is mostly narrative dialogue.. but in the few instances where it's descriptive.. the writing style doesn't change. No attempt is made at transitioning from event to event and it's very unrealistic at best. It doesn't seem like a normal conversation with normal associated emotions. Flat and unappealing.

I do not recommend this book whatsoever.

4 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars The Last Year of Being Married, July 1, 2005

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AK "Bro" (USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: The Last Year Of Being Married (Red Dress Ink Novels) (Paperback)

Granted, Sarah and Paul's marriage was so - so; she'd cheated on him more than once, but one time had been prior to their marriage. They slept together seldom, but had managed to produce a son. Still, when Paul decided he wanted out, it hurt. The results of Sarah's coping with that decision and putting her life back together are chronicled in this book.

** At the high spots, it is funny, and at the lows it gets a bit mean spirited, just like life. **

Reviewed by Amanda Killgore, Freelance Reviewer.

8 of 11 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars Uninspiring, February 18, 2005

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This review is from: The Last Year Of Being Married (Red Dress Ink Novels) (Paperback)

It's hard to be enthusiastic about a book with such an unattractive main character. Having had an affair during her engagement, our 'heroine' decides to tell her new husband all about it on their honeymoon. Unsurprisingly this causes a bit of a rift. The husband doesn't feel inclined to sleep with her after this announcement, so she has another affair.

When the husband eventually files for divorce, our heroine presents herself as a wounded victim. She rejects a divorce settlement which the judge deems perfectly reasonable and we're expected to cheer as she wins a much more generous settlement. We're then treated to stories of some fairly boring new relationships and some mundane sex in the house in France she won in her divorce.

I couldn't work out why the author had written such a banal story with such an uninspiring main character. Then I noticed that the 'herione' has a good deal in common with the author. I'm guessing this 'novel' is actually an autobiographical attempt to wreak still more revenge on her real-life husband, and to seek sympathy and self-justification for some fairly dubious behaviour. Not a very inspiring read, and pretty ineptly written too.