Goodreads asked Susan Wilson:

Who is your favorite fictional couple, and why?

Susan Wilson Oh boy, is this ever a hard question! There are so many wonderful pairings out there. Lady MacBeth and MacBeth, the original power couple. Or, Mr. and Mrs. McCawber. Seriously, I really loved Dellarobbia and Cub from Barbara Kinsolver's Flight Behavior. Not because they were a good couple, but because they weren't. Married too soon, under the thumb of his parents, living in one step up from poverty. Dellarobbia is, like the Monarch butterflies she studies all winter, on the verge of metamorphosis. Of other kinds of couples, that is the human/animal couples, I've got to go with Garth Stein's marvelous The Art of Racing in the Rain. Enzo and Denny have everything that a successful couple needs--loyalty, understanding and hope.
Hope this answers your question...cheers, Susan Wilson

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