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A Celibate Season by Carol Shields
with Blanche Howard

Chas and Jocelyn have financial problems and decide that she will take a prestigious job the other side of Canada, meaning a separation from him and from family life. The story of their 'celibate season' is told entirely through their increasingly poignant and revealing letters as their lives inevitably grow further apart and they discover new sides to themselves. Some great comic moments and insights into communication between couples also emerge via this format.
(Victoria Grey-Edwards - bwl 18 April 2003 )