A Marriage Made in Heaven, or Too Tir..., Erma Bombeck
A Marriage Made in Heaven, or Too Tir..., Erma Bombeck
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A Marriage Made in Heaven, or Too Tired for an Affair

Author: Erma Bombeck

Narrator: C. M. Hébert

Unabridged: 5 hr 5 min

Format: Digital Audiobook (DRM Protected)

Published: 08/19/2011

Synopsis

“I now pronounce you husband and wife.” There are few phrases as sobering, with the possible exceptions of “We have lift-off” and “This country is at war.” Yet, as they have done for centuries, millions of courageous men and women continue to walk down the aisle every year, without so much as a job description. Now, in her most autobiographical book, Erma Bombeck puts it all in loving and laughing perspective, as she looks back on her own forty-three-year-but-who’s-counting marriage.

About Erma Bombeck

Erma Bombeck (1927–1996) is primarily known for her syndicated humor columns which appeared for over twenty years in newspapers throughout the US, to the delight of millions of housewives and mothers from more than one generation. Her many bestsellers include Motherhood: The Second Oldest Profession and When You Look Like Your Passport Photo, It’s Time to Go Home.

About C. M. Hébert

C. M. Hébert is an Earphones Award winner and Audie Award nominee. She is the recording studio director for the Talking Books Program at the Library of Congress’ National Library for the Blind and Physically Handicapped. She lives in Silver Spring, Maryland, with her husband, daughter, cat, and assorted fish.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Mariah Roze on April 01, 2019

This book was a 2.5 stars. It was boring but I think it is because I couldn't relate. The women is a lot older than me and our lives and expectations of being female are really different. "In this lovingly hilarious look at her 44-years-and-counting marriage to a man she wouldn't trade for anything......more

Goodreads review by Ritu on July 31, 2011

A fun book to read. This is Erma's memoir frm the early years of her marriage to later golden years. She reveals her bout with breast cancer and her reaction. Her humour, her unique way of looking at life, taking what life dealt with her, looking at situations right between the eyes. She had a suppo......more

Goodreads review by Bukcrz on May 01, 2014

I usually shy away from autobiographies because after reading Fortune's Children: The Fall of the House of Vanderbilt a few years back I was left lacking. Then I read this book's blurb promising humor and it delivered and more. This is a book with a self-deprecating humor that in no way demean chara......more

Quotes

“Like the column she’s known for, this book is full of laughs but also explores serious subjects.” USA Today

“Though she has managed to combine a spectacular career with a successful family life, Bombeck makes clear that having it all means giving one's all.”  Publishers Weekly

“Bombeck…is in top form here, detonating snappy one-liners throughout this account of her forty-plus years of marriage.” Kirkus Reviews

“C. M. Hébert wisely reads the book without inflection, allowing the subtle humor to flow from the text.”  Library Journal

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