The 158-Pound Marriage
Download or Read eBook The 158-Pound Marriage PDF written by John Irving and published by Random House. This book was released on 2012-05-10 with total page 258 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle.
Author | : John Irving |
Publisher | : Random House |
Total Pages | : 258 |
Release | : 2012-05-10 |
ISBN-10 | : 9781448111886 |
ISBN-13 | : 1448111889 |
Rating | : 4/5 (86 Downloads) |
Book Synopsis The 158-Pound Marriage by : John Irving
Book excerpt: On a New England campus, Viennese housewife Utchka and her aspiring writer husband live a rather placid life with their two children.Until, that is, they meet Severin Winter, Professor of German and wrestling coach, and his delicate wife Edith at a faculty party. Utchka and Severin are rather taken with one another, and, conveniently, their spouses appear to be similarly smitten.A bizarre ménage a quatre is the result of these convoluted desires, and what starts out as a bit of fun is soon subject to the darker machinations of obsession,..