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Wellness

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By: Nathan Hill
Narrated by: Ari Fliakos
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NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • OPRAH’S BOOK CLUB PICK • AN NPR BEST BOOK OF THE YEAR • The New York Times best-selling author of The Nix is back with a poignant and witty novel about a modern marriage and the bonds that keep people together. Mining the absurdities of contemporary society, Wellness reimagines the love story with a healthy dose of insight, irony, and heart.

"A stunning novel about the stories that we tell about our lives and our loves, and how we sustain relationships throughout time—it's beyond remarkable, both funny and heartbreaking, sometimes on the same page.” —NPR


When Jack and Elizabeth meet as college students in the gritty '90s Chicago art scene, the two quickly join forces and hold on tight, each eager to claim a place in the thriving underground scene with an appreciative kindred spirit. Fast-forward twenty years to suburban married life, and alongside the challenges of parenting, they encounter the often-baffling pursuits of health and happiness from polyamorous would-be suitors to home-renovation hysteria.

For the first time, Jack and Elizabeth struggle to recognize each other, and the no-longer-youthful dreamers are forced to face their demons, from unfulfilled career ambitions to childhood memories of their own dysfunctional families. In the process, Jack and Elizabeth must undertake separate, personal excavations, or risk losing the best thing in their lives: each other. Family Life Genre Fiction Literature & Fiction
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It was interesting and twisty. Either way lots of unexpected turns and an elaborate storytelling. A bit long and at times difficult to follow through

Elaborate and well written plot with probably quite a bit of research in psychology

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J’ai tout aimé dans ce livre.
Les personnages ne cessent de nous surprendre au fur et à mesure qu’ils se révèlent.
Les histoires les théories et les vérités s’entremêlent.
Le livre est toujours drôle et bien documenté.
Le lecteur est remarquable.

Brillant et émouvant

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It is a story that will have you question yourself depending of where you are at in age. It is confrontational and sometimes the person reading gets too exited and makes the experience tiring.

Definitely a brilliant writer

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Very good book. A little long at times, the narrator's performance was then really appreciated.

Ari Fliakos performance

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Magnifique histoire où nous apprenons à connaître Jack et Elizabeth, leur parcours, leur famille, et comment toutes les expériences de la vie forge une personne.

Une belle histoire de famille, la destinée et la force des convictions.

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