From This Day Forward FROM THE PUBLISHER
Journalists Cokie and Steve Roberts take a look at the institution of marriage American style, including their own match of thirty-three years, in this compelling and wise book.
With a narrative structure similar to We Are Our Mothers' Daughters, Cokie and Steve Roberts use personal recollections as a springboard for the discussion of larger issues such as marriage, love, and family. When Cokie and Steve Roberts got married, some "friends" said it wouldn't last-just because she's Catholic and he's Jewish. Proving the doubters wrong, they have been married for over thirty years and have a few pieces of advice. Cokie and Steve will discuss issues from their own marriage as well as open a window onto famous unions in history, as seen from their different perspectives as husband and wife. Those stories tell a tale of the particular strengths and weaknesses of marriage in America and show the foundation of marriage as one that's undergone tremendous amounts of change while remaining fundamentally the same.
About the Authors
Cokie Roberts is co-anchor of the ABC news program This Week, and an ABC
special correspondent covering politics, Congress, and public policy; she
also serves as a news analyst for National Public Radio. In addition, she
and her husband write a weekly column syndicated in major newspapers across
the country. Roberts has won many awards, including an Emmy and the coveted
Edward R. Murrow award. She lives in Washington, D.C.
As a journalist for thirty years, Steven Roberts's distinguished career
includes having served as the New York Times bureau chief in both Los
Angeles and Athens, as well as being a senior writer for U.S. News & World
Report. Currently a writer for the New York Daily News, he writes a weekly
column syndicated in major newspapers around the country and appears
regularly on CNN and PBS.
SYNOPSIS
With a narrative structure similar to We Are Our Mothers' Daughters, Cokie and Steve Roberts use personal recollections as a springboard for the discussion of larger issues such as marriage, love, and family. When Cokie and Steve Roberts got married, some "friends" said it wouldn't last-just because she's Catholic and he's Jewish. Proving the doubters wrong, they have been married for over thirty years and have a few pieces of advice. Cokie and Steve will discuss issues from their own marriage as well as open a window onto famous unions in history, as seen from their different perspectives as husband and wife. Those stories tell a tale of the particular strengths and weaknesses of marriage in America and show the foundation of marriage as one that's undergone tremendous amounts of change while remaining fundamentally the same.
FROM THE CRITICS
Library Journal
Veteran journalists Cokie (National Public Radio, ABC News), who s Catholic, and Steven (U.S. News & World Report), who s Jewish, tell the story of their long and successful marriage in which they determined from the outset that neither would convert to the other s religion. Instead, they would celebrate the traditions of both faiths. That sharing, in addition to their backgrounds with happily married parents, great mutual respect, and his encouragement of her career, has evidently been successful. This recorded version of their best-selling book features both Robertses speaking their own parts: how they met, the progress of their careers, and reflections about how the way they did things contributed to their relationship. Interspersed are interesting stories read by Sandra Burr about other marriages in American history John and Abigail Adams; African American slaves; pioneer homesteaders; and Holocaust survivors. More thoughtful than the usual celebrity autobiography, this is for public library collections. Nann Blaine Hilyard, Lake Villa Dist. Lib., IL Copyright 2000 Cahners Business Information.
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