The Remarriage Blueprint: How Remarried Couples and Their Families Succeed or Fail by Maggie Scarf

The Remarriage Blueprint: How Remarried Couples and Their Families Succeed or Fail by Maggie Scarf

A New York Times bestselling relationship expert shares stories of seven remarried couples--and explains the unique challenges these families face and how anyone can bypass roadblocks to lasting intimacy and enjoy a happy home life: A compelling book that can serve anyone looking to tie the knot once more (Kirkus Reviews).

It's estimated that 40 percent of new marriages in the US are remarriages, but the survival rate of second marriages is alarmingly low. Many remarrying couples set out with a sense of optimism, a belief that this marriage will usher in a life of happiness and unity--but complicated family dynamics can often strain new partnerships to the breaking point. The challenges of remarriage are pervasive, but little guidance has existed until now.

Based on more than a decade of candid, revelatory interviews, The Remarriage Blueprint provides a crucial explanation of the obstacles to remarriage and the secrets to overcoming them. Author Maggie Scarf, a consummate relationship expert, plumbs the everyday workings of shared life to illuminate the emotional preconceptions, social pressures, and perpetuated fantasies that confound remarriage. Through cautionary tales and stories of hope, Scarf offers guidance for handling everything from children who reject the new family dynamic to the thorny issue of money. Loaded with practical wisdom and searing accounts, The Remarriage Blueprint is an extremely helpful book on a topic that receives too little attention (Peter D. Kramer, Clinical Professor of Psychiatry and Human Behavior at Brown University and author of Listening to Prozac).

Maggie Scarf is a journalist and the author of the bestselling Intimate Partners, among other books. A visiting fellow at the Whitney Humanities Center, Yale University, and a fellow of Jonathan Edwards College, Yale University, she is also a contributing editor for The New Republic. Scarf and her husband live in Connecticut.

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ISBN 13	9781439169544
ISBN 10	1439169543
Title	The Remarriage Blueprint: How Remarried Couples and Their Families Succeed or Fail
Author	Maggie Scarf
Condition	Unavailable
Binding Type	Paperback
Publisher	Simon & Schuster
Year published	2014-08-12
Number of pages	256
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