A novel about love and marriage --
about why we fall in love and why we marry, why we stay and why we go.
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Mar 29, 2009
Mel
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buku ini sequel dari man and boy. di buku pertama, dikisahkan bahwa perkawinan tokoh utama, harry silver, hancur karena affair yang hanya terjadi satu kali. perjuangan menjadi orangtua tunggal, kemudian menata hidup kembali dengan 'cinta' yang lain. dan buku sequel ini mengisahkan kelanjutannya. menjalani kehidupan sebagai keluarga terpadu, saat pasangan ini harus berhadapan juga dengan anak 'bawaan' masing-masing, anak kandung sendiri hasil dari perkawinan sebelumnya, juga dengan para mantan su
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Jan 11, 2009
Faith
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Man nad Wife is the wonderful, or unforgetable, sequel to Man and Boy, like it reads on the cover. I just love them Harry and Pat Silver. The man and the boy. Harry and his boy. That's just so cute, so beautiful.
This time it however isn't so much about the realtionship between the father and the son, as about the relationship between the husband and the wife. The man, Harry, and her (new, although that's not howe he likes to put it) wife, Cyd. This marriage doen't seam to be much be More...
This time it however isn't so much about the realtionship between the father and the son, as about the relationship between the husband and the wife. The man, Harry, and her (new, although that's not howe he likes to put it) wife, Cyd. This marriage doen't seam to be much be More...
Dec 15, 2008
Endah
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Apa sesungguhnya arti pernikahan bagi masyarakat modern abad ini? Apakah nilai-nilai yang dianut sekarang tentang pernikahan masih sama dengan dua puluh atau tiga puluh tahun lalu tatkala lembaga agung ini benar-benar dihormati dan dipelihara keutuhannya hingga maut memisahkan? Benarkah pola hidup monogami tak lagi sesuai untuk hari ini?
Bagi Anda yang sudah menikah pernahkah timbul pertanyaan dalam diri Anda apa alasan Anda menikahi pasangan Anda? Karena cintakah atau karena alasan l More...
Bagi Anda yang sudah menikah pernahkah timbul pertanyaan dalam diri Anda apa alasan Anda menikahi pasangan Anda? Karena cintakah atau karena alasan l More...
Dec 04, 2009
Mia Queen
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Bosan. Satu kata yang tepat untuk melukiskan buku ini bagi saya. Awalnya beli sih gara2 tertarik covernya, harga obralan gramedia plus embel2 #1 bestseller.
Ternyata buku ini sequel dan saya sih belum baca yang pertama.
Menceritakan Harry Silver yang memulai hidup dengan istri keduanya, perebutan anak dengan istri pertama, ibunya yang terkena kanker.
Konflik berjalan lambat dan kurang greget. Ditambah lagi dengan karakter Harry yang ternyata saya ga suka. Jadi suami ga More...
Ternyata buku ini sequel dan saya sih belum baca yang pertama.
Menceritakan Harry Silver yang memulai hidup dengan istri keduanya, perebutan anak dengan istri pertama, ibunya yang terkena kanker.
Konflik berjalan lambat dan kurang greget. Ditambah lagi dengan karakter Harry yang ternyata saya ga suka. Jadi suami ga More...
Nov 02, 2009
Weni
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Buku ini merupakan sekuel dari buku 'Man and Boy'. Tokoh utamanya adalah Harry. Seorang suami dari wanita bernama Gina dan seorang ayah dari anak laki2 bernama Pat. Harry berselingkuh dengan rekan kerjanya, rumah tangganya pun berantakan. Gina pergi ke Jepang, meninggalkan Harry dan Pat. Di akhir cerita 'Man and Boy', Harry yang telah bercerai dengan Gina bertemu dengan Cyd, seorang wanita Amerika dengan satu anak perempuan, Peggy.
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Jan 06, 2011
Simon
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Never heard of Parsons before or the prequel & the blurb on back didn't really inspire me either but i had some time to kill at the guest-house I found it at and was pleasantly surprised for the most part. Agree with some reviews that it was overly sentimental at times (not that his feelings were.... just the repetition of the feelings) and the main character an imbecile on occasions but I liked his honesty and humour. Thought he was a very capable writer regarding the complexities of relationsh
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Jul 28, 2010
Godzilla
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I enjoyed Man and Boy, and this follows on from it really well.
It's an exploration of the modern family and place marriage has today.
Perhpas I'm plunging rapidly towards middle age, but I found it all very revelant, if not directly to my life (I'm not divorced), then to my friends' lives.
Tony Parsons manages to capture the male psyche quite well, along with all the worries, concerns and foibles that feel ever present.
There are subtle pressures (wel More...
It's an exploration of the modern family and place marriage has today.
Perhpas I'm plunging rapidly towards middle age, but I found it all very revelant, if not directly to my life (I'm not divorced), then to my friends' lives.
Tony Parsons manages to capture the male psyche quite well, along with all the worries, concerns and foibles that feel ever present.
There are subtle pressures (wel More...
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Jun 21, 2011
Oria
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A couple of weeks ago I was out in the city at my favorite bookstore, playing my little book-game: find a book you haven’t seen before nor heard of either. Between the classics, the biographies, and thrillers of the moment, I felt the need for something different. Something more….contemporary. Man and Wife seemed like a good choice.
The story it presents is quite common but far from simple. Harry Silver is a man with a complicated life. It didn’t use to be that complicated: he had a b More...
The story it presents is quite common but far from simple. Harry Silver is a man with a complicated life. It didn’t use to be that complicated: he had a b More...
May 12, 2009
"Harry Silver returns to face life in the "blended family." A wonderful new novel about modern times, which can be read as a sequel to the million selling Man and Boy, or completely on its own. Man and Wife is a novel about love and marriage -- about why we fall in love and why we marry; about why we stay and why we go. Harry Silver is a man coming to terms with a divorce and a new marriage. He has to juggle with time and relationships, with his wife and his ex-wife, his son and h
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May 24, 2009
Jennifer
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Though he is supposedly an "internationally best-selling author," I had never heard of Tony Parsons until Kelly loaned me this book. He is compared to both Nick Hornby and Helen Fielding on the inside cover, but I'd say there's a bit more of the Hornby "peek into the male psyche" vibe going on in this novel than any tinge of Bridget Jones.
Harry Silver, the hero (or anti-hero) of the story, is struggling to deal with the complexity of relationships in the modern More...
Harry Silver, the hero (or anti-hero) of the story, is struggling to deal with the complexity of relationships in the modern More...
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Dec 19, 2010
Harun Harahap
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buku nyang satu eni lanjutan dari buku Tony Parsons sebelumnya, Man and Boy..masih menceritakan tentang kehidupan Harry Silver, sang tokoh utama..dimulai dengan kehidupan barunya bersama Cyd..hubungan pernikahan ini tidak semulus yang Harry bayangkan..bayangan tentang pernikahan "selamanya" yang selama ini ia lihat dari pernikahan ayah dan ibunya..dan perselisihan pun mulai terjadi karena Cyd yang mulai sibuk dengan usaha kateringnya dan hubungannya bersama Luke Moore..dan juga pelaria
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May 14, 2010
Nadira
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Berisi kisah sederhana kompleksitas hubungan antara suami-istri-mantansuami-mantanistri. Mengajarkan bahwa memang manusia pada dasarnya tidak pernah puas dan kerap lupa bersyukur atas apa yang dimiliki, sampai akhirnya kehilangan apa-apa yang ternyata penting dalam hidup. Banyak pelajaran mengenai hubungan romantisme pria-wanita di dalamnya.
Jul 28, 2011
An easy going sort of 'this is your life' kinda novel... But there were so many moments in the book that I could identify with there was a brief moment when I was thinking if this was written by my dad. Enjoyed it, but no Nobel for you Parsons... well not for literature anyway, maybe for chemistry (human) or peace (human relations) :)
Mar 01, 2011
Kmina
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Too many clichés for my taste. Commitment-phobia is over-used these days. As is the man-boy type, the man who never grows up, but not in the cutesy way of holding on to the imagination and creativity of childhood, in the 'do things without thinking about consequences at all' way.
And not that well written after all.
And not that well written after all.
Sep 25, 2011
Jalice
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Finished it in one day. Heartbreaking to read, especially when you've just gotten married. I found it very good food for thought in my own budding marriage. Most of all I thought it refreshing to see a well-rounded male main character who puts family and love at the foremost of his priorities.
Dec 05, 2010
Faridahyunos
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It is a good read, a nice book, full of love. tells us about how we fall in love, why we stay, how to have a happy marriage that lasts forever and how to be happy in blended family. it wasn't as good as the first book which is Man and Boy. But like I said, it is a very light book to be enjoyed. :D
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Mar 28, 2011
Yvonne
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A very true account of the marriages of today. Men and women who did not know what they want or are unable to work around the difficulties and challenges of maintaining, if not improving, a marriage gave up and seek solace elsewhere, only to come back to the same pattern of living.
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Jan 04, 2009
Judy
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This is a continuation of the story of Harry and his relationships. As in "Man and Boy", he is both lovable and distressingly dim-witted all at once. I like Parson's style, dislike his retarded male characters. That said, I think these two stories about Harry Silver are excellent and are really about family, what it takes to be one, how you can screw it up; they also wrestle with the questions of children -- can you really love your step-child? can you really be a parent to a chil
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Jul 20, 2011
Thom
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An easy (but quite deep at times) story about a man who likes to screw things up as soon as he is happy, his child, marriage, work, and a lot in between. It is well written and you got a strong picture of all the characters in the book.
Jan 29, 2011
Daniel
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An enjoyable sequel to "Man and Boy", though it doesn't feel quite as brilliant and daring as the first novel. That said, Tony Parsons once again shows off his ability to create authentic-sounding, everyday-feeling characters.
Feb 27, 2011
Rema
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Leuk boek, apart om het vanuit de ogen van een man te zien hoe het leven volgens hem in elkaar zit! Was niet erg verbaasd om te lezen hoe hij iedere keer weer verliefd wordt, terwijl hij getrouwd is. Was wel goed om te lezen hoe hij zijn liefde voor zijn kind ervaart!
Feb 21, 2011
Rick
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Not a bad story - a lot like Nick Hornby's stuff in a lot of ways. Sad relationship problems of middle-aged brits, with kids caught in between. This is a sequal to the very popular Man and Boy book that I did not read. I din't feel like I missed anything by not reading that first.
Oct 12, 2009
Sunkissd1
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Although this one was also well written, heartwarming, and engaging, I think I liked it just a little less than it's predecessor, Man & Boy. It is worth reading and an interesting read for both men and women.
Sep 03, 2011
Lester
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Tony Parsons has a way of getting into the nitty-gritty of family life - no matter what the family looks like. This story of a twice-married man trying to get to grips with his 'blended' family and his own tendencies to 'wander' is a nice easy read, but sadly not as compelling or insightful as Parson's other books. The characters are believable though, and the setting is very much like the reality of London. I would suggest "Man and Boy" or "The Family Way" for a more insight
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Aug 27, 2009
An interesting look into the man's perspective of marriage, divorce, blended families and the eternal search of how love can hold a marriage together.
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Jun 28, 2010
Floral
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A book about men and their issues, with a wee bit of redemption thrown in, perfect reading for being in hospital delivering my second son!
May 25, 2009
Marilyn
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The main character really irked me; he seemed to be very confused and needy. It was an OK read but I felt somewhat frustrated by it all!
Jun 06, 2011
Yay. I'll be completing half of tony parsons' collection. Have read 'man and boy', 'the family's way', 'one for my baby'..
Jul 29, 2011
Beautiful writing as always from Parsons. However, it is not as good as the prequel to this book - Man and Boy.
Apr 09, 2009
Frances
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I read a few years back and it was interesting to read from a male perspective the demise of a relationship....
