http://oneminutebookreviews.wordpress.com/2008/01/17/joshua-henkin%e2%80%99s-%e2%80%98matrimony%e2%80%99-a-novel-about-the-rewards-and-perils-of-marrying-young/ Janice Harayda Reviews Fiction, Nonfiction and Poetry for Adults and Children Mon, 20 May 2013 13:35:15 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.com/ http://oneminutebookreviews.wordpress.com/2008/01/17/joshua-henkin%e2%80%99s-%e2%80%98matrimony%e2%80%99-a-novel-about-the-rewards-and-perils-of-marrying-young/#comment-6174 Thu, 15 May 2008 18:43:47 +0000 http://oneminutebookreviews.wordpress.com/2008/01/17/joshua-henkin%e2%80%99s-%e2%80%98matrimony%e2%80%99-a-novel-about-the-rewards-and-perils-of-marrying-young/#comment-6174 [...] One Minute Book Reviews [...]

]]> http://oneminutebookreviews.wordpress.com/2008/01/17/joshua-henkin%e2%80%99s-%e2%80%98matrimony%e2%80%99-a-novel-about-the-rewards-and-perils-of-marrying-young/#comment-5457 Fri, 18 Jan 2008 03:35:47 +0000 http://oneminutebookreviews.wordpress.com/2008/01/17/joshua-henkin%e2%80%99s-%e2%80%98matrimony%e2%80%99-a-novel-about-the-rewards-and-perils-of-marrying-young/#comment-5457 I’d love to see a writer from that state deal with the topic. Utah has to be one of the most under-represented states in literary fiction.

]]> http://oneminutebookreviews.wordpress.com/2008/01/17/joshua-henkin%e2%80%99s-%e2%80%98matrimony%e2%80%99-a-novel-about-the-rewards-and-perils-of-marrying-young/#comment-5456 Thu, 17 Jan 2008 23:46:18 +0000 http://oneminutebookreviews.wordpress.com/2008/01/17/joshua-henkin%e2%80%99s-%e2%80%98matrimony%e2%80%99-a-novel-about-the-rewards-and-perils-of-marrying-young/#comment-5456 Living in Utah I see a lot of this controversy over marrying young. The pros, the cons…this book sounds interesting.

]]> http://oneminutebookreviews.wordpress.com/2008/01/17/joshua-henkin%e2%80%99s-%e2%80%98matrimony%e2%80%99-a-novel-about-the-rewards-and-perils-of-marrying-young/#comment-5455 Thu, 17 Jan 2008 17:02:24 +0000 http://oneminutebookreviews.wordpress.com/2008/01/17/joshua-henkin%e2%80%99s-%e2%80%98matrimony%e2%80%99-a-novel-about-the-rewards-and-perils-of-marrying-young/#comment-5455 My pleasure. “Matrimony” has one of most entertaining first chapters I’ve read in months. Henkin doesn’t sustain the hilarity. But he deals with a subject that has received surprisingly little attention from novelists, marrying young. And it made me wonder why more writers haven’t dealt with it …

]]> http://oneminutebookreviews.wordpress.com/2008/01/17/joshua-henkin%e2%80%99s-%e2%80%98matrimony%e2%80%99-a-novel-about-the-rewards-and-perils-of-marrying-young/#comment-5453 Thu, 17 Jan 2008 16:21:12 +0000 http://oneminutebookreviews.wordpress.com/2008/01/17/joshua-henkin%e2%80%99s-%e2%80%98matrimony%e2%80%99-a-novel-about-the-rewards-and-perils-of-marrying-young/#comment-5453 I was curious about this book, having seen it on many too-read lists. Thanks for the info. Sounds like a a good one to check out at the library.

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