I adored this book. The characters are so real and lifelike you feel that you know them as well as you know your family and friends. Matrimony follows the twenty-year history of a relationship, and in the course of it covers such things as friendship, sickness and health, infidelity, sibling tensions, and growing up. There's a key moment in the book that provoked a lot of great discussion and debate in our book club. There are sad moments in the book but also a lot of humor and Henkin writes with such a winning, light touch. I was really sorry to get to the last page. It's a perfect book club selection.