Marry Me - John Updike

Introduction In my quest to widen the type of books that I read, I borrowed this from a friend, who strongly recommended it. I’ve read some good reviews of John Updike’s books in the past, although have never read any of his work. Realising that he wrote Witches of Eastwick did make me wonder what I’d let myself in for and to be honest, until nearly half way through the book, I nearly gave up. Luckily for me, I didn’t, because I would have missed a good novel, if somewhat irritating at times. The story Marry Me is the story of two couples, Jerry and Ruth Conant and Richard and Sally Matthias. Both couples are successful, wealthy and have three ...