married women

Corrie Philips' enviable life--working for her university's alumni magazine and being married to an attentive, wealthy husband--is called into question by her desperate desire for a child and her attraction to the boyfriend who returns after a decade's absence.

As Marilyn approaches middle-age, she struggles to discover herself outside of a passionless marriage, a demanding family and an ever-growing list of dreams deferred. With three children in college, a demanding mother-in-law, a senile mother and a drug-addicted sister, Marilyn has more on her plate than she expected at this stage of the game.

While her husband lies in the hospital after a suicide attempt, Misty Tracy Wilmot keeps a diary of her thoughts and reflects on the choices she has made in her life.

Middle-aged Marilyn Grimes is frustrated with the demands that have been put upon her by her husband, children, mother, and mother-in-law, and decides that it's time to put her own needs above those of everyone else.

Just when she thought her crazy life was settling down as she married handsome Dr. Cavin Lattimore, Tara discovers Cavin has been having secret meetings with his ex, Sophia, and at the same time Sophia has been off-and-on dating Cavin's son, Eli. At the same time, handsome Eli has been making advances towards Tara hard to resist. Then, Tara's younger sister, Melody, suffers a marital breakdown, and Tara worries that her brief dalliance with Melody's husband years ago has come to light. All the misdeeds of Tara's sexually charged past finally seem to be catching up to her.

Presents an annotated edition of Shakespeare's comedy about Sir John Falstaff's attempts to seduce Mrs. Ford and Mrs. Page; and includes a critical introduction, and discussion of the historical background of the play.

The King of France gives Helena the hand of any man she wants in marriage, but the one she chooses, Bertram, flees to Tuscany, and she must use her wits to get him back. Includes an introduction, notes, and discussion of the theatrical world of Shakespeare.

In nineteenth-century Russia, the wife of an important government official loses her family and social status when she chooses the love of Count Vronsky over a passionless marriage.

Wang Lung, a peasant in China in the 1920s, becomes a prosperous landowner with the help of his humble wife, O'Lan, with whom he shares a devotion to duty, land, and survival.

Contains the classic play by William Shakespeare along with an extensive overview of the author's life and works, introduction to the play, textual notes and commentaries, and a stage history of actors, directors, and productions.