Submitted by watchungbooksellers on Wed, 03/24/2010 - 8:12am
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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.