Marriage and Other Acts of Charity

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Downtown 2nd Floor 4-week checkout	921 Braestrup, Kate	4-week checkout	Due 05-22-2024

As a minister, Kate Braestrup regularly performs weddings. She has also, at 44, been married twice and widowed once, and accordingly has much to say about life after "the ceremony." From helping a newlywed couple make amends after their first fight to preparing herself for her second marriage, Braestrup offers her insights and experiences on what it truly means to share your life with someone, from the first kiss to the last straw, for better or for worse.

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hopeful, humorous musings on relationships submitted by 21621031390949 on June 23, 2017, 10:25pm Oh my gosh, I love Kate Braestrup. This is the second of her books I've read, both very personal, humorous, and serious reflections upon her life and those around her. She is a chaplain for the Maine Game Wardens (what??) To get to know her, start with her book "Here If You Need Me" which is a collection of stories about her life and her chaplaincy. Her writing has the perfect mix of intellectual depth and humble humor, and I find myself wanting to race on to the next story at the same time that I want to stop to savor and contemplate the one I just read.

As its title suggests, "Marriage and Other Acts of Charity" is about love and marriage - hers and those of friends and people she has worked with. I come away with an awareness of the precariousness of happiness and life, but with a sense of hopeful energy.

Write on, Kate Braestrup! I'll be continuing to follow your works.