The Intermission

By Elyssa Friedland

Book Overview

A HelloGiggles Best New Release
A PopSugar Best Book of July
A BookBub Editor's Pick
A SheReads Best Book of Summer
A GoodReads Buzzy New Release
A Mind Body Green Best Book of July
A PureWow Best Beach Read of Summer 2018

"An effortless page-turner, almost a movie treatment more than a novel...intelligent commercial fiction."--The Wall Street Journal

After five years of marriage, Cass Coyne has lost some of her boundless confidence. Her husband sees their ups and downs as normal challenges in a healthy relationship, but Cass lies awake at night wondering what you do when you need a break from your marriage?

It comes as a shock to Jonathan when Cass persuades him to try a marital "intermission" a six-month separation during which they'll decide if the comfortable life they've built together is still the one they both want.

Six months apart from their beloved dog is a different story, so they agree to meet once a month for a custody exchange. Time apart on opposite coasts makes the Coynes realize their problems may lie deeper than sweaty gym socks left on the bed and an empty container of milk put back in the fridge.

Can a marriage experiment go too far for two people who once thought they had it all figured out?

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0399586865
• ISBN13: 9780399586866
• Release Date: July 2018
• Publisher: Berkley Books
• Length: 368 Pages
• Weight: 1.31 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.5" x 6.1" x 9.1"

Customer Reviews

Skip this one.

The thing I liked best about this book was when it was over. The writing itself wasn't bad I just really didn't like the story which -spoiler alert - is just an excuse for married people to act single. I feel like the story really could have used the plot to develop the characters and provide more depth and structure to the storyline. But from the main characters to the supporting cast, it was all an idea that wasn't really fleshed out. There was no one I was pulling for. The book didn't make me laugh or cry and I found it really hard to believe that two educated, functioning adults were behaving like teenagers for an entire book. I compare it to that movie you wish you had waited for on TV.