cover image Second Honeymoon: A Pioneering Guide for Reviving the Mid-Life Marriage

Second Honeymoon: A Pioneering Guide for Reviving the Mid-Life Marriage

Sonya Rhodes. William Morrow & Company, $20 (287pp) ISBN 978-0-688-10118-3

Marriage is particularly vulnerable to midlife crises: early retirement, the ``empty nest,'' illness, loss of youthful appearance and other such stresses can shake even the most stable marriage, note Rhodes ( Cold Feet: Why Men Don't Commit ) and freelancer Schneider. The first of the book's three sections profiles the types of individuals and marriages most vulnerable to crisis and includes case histories of ``high-risk'' men and women and portraits of problem marriages of ``stallers'' and ``deniers.'' Next follows a discussion of midlife affairs, their causes, consequences and ways that couples can renew their sex lives even after an affair. The ``joyless'' marriage, surviving divorce and the illness of a spouse are explored in the last chapters. A direct, sensitive and practical guide to overcoming the pitfalls common to long-term intimate relationships. Author tour. (Apr.)