[.ca] A Marriage Made in Heaven: Or Too Tired for an Affair (ISBN 0061092029)

One of the last and best:
The chronicle of Erma Bombeck's married life, this is a sweet, funny, and realistic view of timeless marriage. Ms. Bombeck starts on the wedding day, when she and husband Bill were married by a priest who spoke Latin with a Polish accent. She moves on to their children, their multiple homes, a saddening chapter about her tragic miscarriage, the chronicles of her morality arguments with her kids, and finally, her career. She spent years as a housewife. But Ms. Bombeck's now famous writing started in a local paper, and she warmly describes how emotionally supportive her husband was when her columns became well-known. Touring can't have helped their marriage much, but apparently they both didn't let it hurt it. She satirizes her own under-par household skills, the weird little quirks that come in with age, nd the glories of growing old together. She doesn't say anything about that last one, but it glows throughout the book. Bravo, Erma.

Marriage Made in Heaven or Too Tired for an Affair:
I have always enjoyed Erma Bombeck when she had a column, but the children were small and I never had much time to read. Had I gotten a book like this one, I could of breezed through raising children and marriage with much less guilt. It is one of the funniest (because it's so true) books I've ever read. I am now a collector of Erma Bombecks books. Chapters titled,; "How Much Happiness Can We Finance?" The book for me was filled with memories from the 50's and 60's, and how it used to be. I found myself laughing outloud and shaking my head at the humor, yet truthfulness, that Erma shares with her readers. I'm getting two more of her books for Christmas, and am getting several others on auction. If you need a laugh, kick out some of those endorphins that need to come out and lighten you up, don't miss Erma Bombeck's, "Marriage Made in Heaven or too Tired for an Affair." It's fantastic!

A Wit to Put the Bite in the Mundane:
In this, one of Bombeck's last books (published 1993), we begin to see the woman behind the witticisms and motherhood one-liners. While this book lacks some of the wit and wisecracks of some of her earlier works (The Grass is Always Greener..., Family: The Ties that Bind...), we get a unique insight into the life of Erma. Sounding more like a memoir than comedy routine, the reader follows a young housewife through the early years of "husband reform," through three children, the empty nest, and a mid-life career that literally took her from ironing shirts to joking with Johnny Carson. A fitting tribute to anyone who wants to know about the woman behind the column and the people that helped her become the woman we laughed with for over 20 years. We'll miss you, Erma.

Another winner from Erma:
In this memoir, Erma Bombeck (once called "the Socrates of the ironing board") takes a fond look at her long marriage. Starting with her own wedding and ending forty-three years later at her son's wedding, she comments on the various stages of her life, the kids, the house, growing older, and finds humor in the big challenges and the little frustrations that we all face. While I didn't find this book as hilarious as some of her earlier work (like "When You Look Like Your Passport Photo, It's Time to Go Home"), I was constantly nodding at her observations on the most mundane activities of her life and thinking, "Oh, yeah. I've felt like that." I was surprised at how much I sobbed with the later chapters that dealt poignantly with aging parents and catastrophic illness. This is a sweet and gentle book that Erma's fans are sure to enjoy.