Book Description
With a narrative structure similar to We Are Our
Mothers' Daughters, Cokie and Steve Roberts use personal
recollections as a springboard for the discussion of larger
issues such as marriage, love, and family. When Cokie and
Steve Roberts got married, some "friends" said it
wouldn't last-just because she's Catholic and he's Jewish.
Proving the doubters wrong, they have been married for over
thirty years and have a few pieces of advice. Cokie and Steve
will discuss issues from their own marriage as well as open a
window onto famous unions in history, as seen from their
different perspectives as husband and wife. Those stories
tell a tale of the particular strengths and weaknesses of
marriage in America and show the foundation of marriage as
one that's undergone tremendous amounts of change while
remaining fundamentally the same.