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Imagine willingly marrying someone you weren’t in love with or even remotely attracted to. Unraveling the why’s and how’s of that mess is the subject of Nancy McCabe’s new memoir, “Can This Marriage be Saved?”
As McCabe explores this deeply personal issue, she offers insight into the changes in cultural norms since the 1970s, childhood trauma and alienation, and how class and religion guide people’s lives. She also describes how our own self-narratives, which define what we think we can do and what we think we deserve, can both shape and limit our outcomes.
McCabe’s book overcomes a significant literary challenge. On the first page, she introduces the big climatic twist a deeply unfortunate wedding the reader knows is a bad idea. With the major action established early on, a lot of pressure is put on the quality of McCabe’s writing to keep the reader engaged.