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Wellness : a novel / Nathan Hill.

Hill, Nathan, 1975- (author.).

Summary:

From the New York Times bestselling author of The Nix, a witty and poignant new novel about marriage, middle age, tech-obsessed health culture and the bonds that keep people togetherWhen Jack and Elizabeth meet as college students in the '90s, the two quickly join forces and hold on tight, each eager to claim a place in Chicago's thriving underground art scene with an appreciative kindred spirit. Fast forward twenty years to married life, and alongside the challenges of parenting, they encounter cults disguised as mindfulness support groups, polyamorous would-be suitors, Facebook wars and something called Love Potion Number Nine. For the first time, Jack and Elizabeth struggle to recognize one another, and the no-longer-youthful dreamers are forced to face their demons, from unfulfilled career ambitions to painful childhood memories of their own dysfunctional families. In the process, Jack and Elizabeth must undertake separate, personal excavations, or risk losing the best thing in their lives: each other. Moving from the gritty '90s Chicago art scene to a suburbia of detox diets and home renovation hysteria, Wellness mines the absurdities of modern technology and modern love to reveal profound, startling truths about intimacy and connection. In the follow-up to Hill's electric debut, Wellness reimagines the love story with a healthy dose of insight, irony, and heart.

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  • ISBN: 9780385688093
  • ISBN: 0385688091
  • Physical Description: 1 online resource.
  • Publisher: New York : Bond Street Books, 2023.

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Source of Description Note:
Online resource; title from READ title page (OverDrive; viewed September 27, 2023).
Subject: Fiction.
Humor (Fiction).
Literature.
Marriage > Fiction.
Dysfunctional families > Fiction.
Interpersonal relations > Fiction.
Married people > Fiction.
Spouses > Fiction.
Midlife crisis > Fiction.
Genre: Electronic books.

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