Marry Me is a novel by John Updike that was published in 1957. The novel tells the story of a young man named Henry Bech who is struggling to find meaning in his life. Bech is married to a woman named Joan, but he is not happy with his marriage. He decides to divorce Joan … Read more
In Marry Me, John Updike chronicles a year in the life of a young couple who have been living together for several years. The book centers on a cast of characters who are all interconnected and live in the small suburb of Tarbox, Massachusetts during the mid-sixties. Marry Me’s plot mainly concerns the relationship between … Read more