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The Three Marriages: Reimagining Work, Self and Relationship

Author David Whyte

Format Hardcover

Publisher Riverhead Hardcover

Category Self Help

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Drawing from his own experience and the lives of some of the world�s great writers and poets, David Whyte brings compelling insights to our three most important commitments� to another, to our work, and to ourselves�to frame a complete picture of a satisfying life. David Whyte knows there are three crucial relationships, or marriages, in our lives: the marriage or partnership with a significant other, the commitment we have to our work, and the vows, spoken or unspoken, we make to an inner, constantly developing self. In The Three Marriages, the bestselling author, poet, and speaker argues that it is not possible to sacrifice one relationship for the others without causing deep psychological damage. Too often, he says, we fracture our lives and split our energies foolishly, so that one or more of these marriages is sacrificed and may wither and die, in the process impoverishing them all. Whyte looks to a different way of seeing and connecting these relationships and prompts us to examine each marriage with a fierce but affectionate eye as he shows us the importance of cherishing all three equally. Drawing from his own struggles to achieve this goal as well as exploring the lives of some of the world�s great writers and activists�from Dante to Joan of Arc, from Austen to Dickinson�Whyte reveals that our core commitments are irrevocably connected. Only by understanding the simultaneously robust and delicate nature of the three marriages and the stages of their maturation, he maintains, can we create a real portrait of what makes us tick and a real sense of finding a place in the world. In prose that�s at once lyrical and inviting, Whyte investigates captivating ideas for bringing a deeper satisfaction to our lives, one that goes beyond our previously held ideas of balance.

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David Whyte

Additional Info

  • Release Date: 2009-01-22
  • Publisher: Riverhead Hardcover
  • Format: Hardcover
  • ISBN: 9781594488603

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