Sue Miller, MONOGAMY

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Zibby Owens

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4.4 • 602 Ratings

🗓️ 9 September 2020

⏱️ 32 minutes

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Summary

Legendary bestselling author Sue Miller's critically acclaimed, elegant, and sharply realistic new account of the contemporary family is just as powerful as her previous blockbuster hits. This novel, about a couple, their marriage, and what happens when one of them suddenly passes away, is one of the most accurate and searing records of what it’s like to deal with a spouse who passes away in the night — or the loss of any loved one. She and Zibby talked about quasi-monogamy, bringing characters to life, and the intricacies of grief.

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0:00.0	Hi, I'm Zibby Owens, and you're listening to the award-winning podcast, Moms, don't have time to read books.
0:13.6	Please sign up for my newsletter at Zibbeowens.com for weekly updates about my podcasts, events, and more.
0:20.9	Also, follow me on Instagram at Zib Owens and also at Moms Don't Have Time to Read Books.
0:26.4	And finally, join my virtual book club called Zivie's Virtual Book Club,
0:30.4	which meets every other Tuesday at 2 p.m. Eastern Time until 3 p.m.
0:34.5	And features half an hour of book club discussion followed by 30 minutes of
0:38.1	Q&A with the author whose book we've just discussed. You can sign up on my website, zibbyowens.com,
0:44.3	under the virtual book club section, or even on Instagram under the link in my bio. I hope
0:50.2	you'll find me in all these different channels and enjoy this podcast. The sponsor for this whole Labor Day Book blast week is Firstbook.org.
0:58.3	Obviously, the pandemic is crippling education for millions of students, especially those in low-income communities, the widening digital divide and extended, quote-unquote, summer slide due to COVID is devastating.
1:10.6	Apparently, 40% lack access to reliable Internet and functioning digital devices they can use for online learning,
1:17.4	making the need for physical books and resources to prevent further educational backsliding absolutely critical.
1:23.1	First book breaks down the barriers to education for children living in low-income communities
1:28.1	by providing its network of more than 475,000 educators serving children in need with free
1:34.9	and affordable new, high-quality books, educational resources, and basic needs items through
1:40.7	the award-winning First Book Marketplace, nonprofit e-commerce site.
1:44.8	They need your support to ensure these children have what they need to learn during this critical time.
1:49.6	Visit firstbook.org to help.
1:52.0	I interviewed Sue Miller a while back and am releasing her episode today.
1:56.3	Thanks to all of you who listened to my very personal heartfelt episode that I released this weekend about my family's losses.
2:04.1	Thank you. I'm sorry I made so many of you cry, but thank you for all the direct outreach as a result of that episode.
2:09.7	I just sort of had to get it out of my system.
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