Paulie and Howard Flax have been married for almost 25 years when she decides to leave him, before the mockery of a silver wedding anniversary celebration. This account of the breakdown of a middle-aged couple's marriage relates their struggle to find the best way to live together or apart. Hilma Wolitzer has also written "Ending", "In the Flesh", "Hearts" and "The Palomar Arms".
- ISBN10 081614933X
- ISBN13 9780816149339
- Publish Date 1 December 1989 (first published 1 July 1988)
- Publish Status Cancelled
- Out of Print 4 August 2016
- Publish Country US
- Imprint MacMillan Publishing Company
- Edition Large type / large print edition
- Format Paperback (US Trade)
- Pages 384
- Language English