**Party & Reading for Debra Galant's new book Cars from a Marriage

05/06/2010 7:00 pm
05/06/2010 9:00 pm

 

From a ’74 Mustang to a Chevy Suburban, Debra Galant’s Cars from A Marriage charts the important events—big and small—in one couple’s relationship by way of the automobiles that drive them throughout the course of their lives. Ivy is a transplanted Southern belle—the daughter of a car salesman— who continually wonders how she has ended up a New Jersey stay-at-home mom with a not-so-secret fear of driving. Her husband Ellis was a stand up comedian when they met, and the owner of that ’74 Mustang, but his ambitions were overshadowed by the responsibilities of a family. In the blink of an eye he became a PR executive with a mortgage, two kids, and a Buick LeSabre.

 
The cars steer us from their first meeting, to their first fight, and down the line to a family funeral. Finally, it’s on a drive along the Pacific Coast Highway that Ivy and Ellis come to some serious and illuminating realizations about their lives. With insights that alternate between hilarious and profound, Galant provides a unique, unforgettable portrait of a marriage.

 

$22.49
ISBN-13: 9780312367275
Availability: Special Order - Subject to Availability
Published: St. Martin's Griffin, 4/2010

Location: 
Street:
Cafe Eclectic
Additional:
444 Bloomfield Ave Watchung Plaza
City:
Montclair
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Province:
New Jersey
Postal Code:
07042
Country:
United States