A Happy Marriage

A Happy Marriage (2009) by Rafael Yglesias. A semiautobiographical novel about the 30-year marriage between Enrique and Margaret, two New Yorkers who meet, fall in love, then are separated years later by Margaret's death from cancer. The story is told in the now-familiar style which jumps back and forth in time, telling alternately the tale of their early courtship, alternating with the story of Margaret's last days. It's effectively and touchingly told, and the reader finds himself drawn into the lives of these strangers and their love and loss. A good read. Grade: B+