Giveaway – Signed Copy of Matrimony by Joshua Henkin
As I alluded to…wait, I take that back. As I outright told you in my review of Matrimony by Joshua Henkin, Mr. Henkin has very generously offered to give away a signed (personalized!) paperback copy of Matrimony to celebrate the August 26th release of it in paperback.
All you have to do to win is leave a comment telling me the age you started dating your first spouse and whether or not you’re still married. I’ll go first: I was 26 and we’re still married. ‘Course, we’ve only been married 12 weeks…but who’s counting?
Now it’s your turn. If you haven’t been married, you can just say that.
I’ll draw a winner on September 15th. You’ll know time’s up ’cause…comments will be closed.
Here’s some good linkage for ya:
Check out the author’s website here. Discussion questions can be found here or downloaded here: matrimony_reading_group_guide.
You can also download this essay (henkin-book-group-essay) that Joshua Henkin wrote that originally appeared here. I highly recommend reading this.
The author talks about his book here.
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September 8th, 2008 at 2:32 am
I was 17 when we first started dating and we’re still married!
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September 8th, 2008 at 2:58 am
I’m still single, so if there are any eligible bachelors out there…stop by my blog! LOL Happy Reading!
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September 8th, 2008 at 4:10 am
hmm..i liked the original cover artwork better (toothbrush holder).
i started dating ant when i was 18…we’re still together–blissfully–after 16 years.
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September 8th, 2008 at 4:41 am
We officially started dating when I was 21. And yes, we’re still married.
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September 8th, 2008 at 5:40 am
We started dating when I was 25. We’re still married (after 18 months)!! =)
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September 8th, 2008 at 5:48 am
Still single. Where is one supposed to meet someone, after school and college is over?
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September 8th, 2008 at 5:51 am
I’m not married just yet, but I will be next year in April or June. It’s an international marriage, so there are several factors to consider before we decide. We’ve been together since I was 18.
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September 8th, 2008 at 7:10 am
Don’t enter me (I already have this book) but I HAD to chime in with my answer …
I was 17 when I started dating my (future) husband.
I was 20 when we got married.
We celebrated our 10 year anniversary in July.
Yeah!
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September 8th, 2008 at 8:46 am
I was 23 when we first started dating, and we’re still married.
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September 8th, 2008 at 9:17 am
I was 23 when we started dating. We’ve been not-married for 16 years.
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September 8th, 2008 at 9:28 am
Oh, I’d love to win this one. Enter me, please!
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September 8th, 2008 at 9:50 am
I was 22 when we started dating and we are still married (just over a year!).
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September 8th, 2008 at 10:28 am
Ok, gonna break the happy trend here-
We were 16 when we started dating, married at 21, divorced at 27.
I have been happily remarried for going on 4 years now though!
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September 8th, 2008 at 10:29 am
I was…twenty-two? And we’re still hitched.
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September 8th, 2008 at 11:22 am
I started dating my first (and only!) spouse when I was 21 and I’m still married to him (I’d hope – it’s only been a month!)
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September 8th, 2008 at 11:22 am
Sorry, forgot to leave an e-mail: skrishna [st] skrishnasbooks [dot] com
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September 8th, 2008 at 11:48 am
Okay, I messed up with my first comment. I was 19 when I first dated my husband, and we’ve been married for 29 and a half years.
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September 8th, 2008 at 12:00 pm
I was twenty-six. And we’re still married!
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September 8th, 2008 at 12:54 pm
I started dating my hubby at age 21 and we have been married for almost eight years. We have two kids together and I am still hopelessly in love with him.
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September 8th, 2008 at 1:11 pm
Started dating when I was 19. Still married–30 years later!
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September 8th, 2008 at 1:52 pm
i met the hubs when i was 14 and he was almost 17. we stayed in touch for many years. we got married almost 12 years ago. and i’ve got the gray hair to prove it.
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September 8th, 2008 at 4:28 pm
I started dating my first husband when I was 18. We married at 19 and were divorced at 24.
BUT… I started dating my second husband when I was 16. He moved far, far away when I was 17. Then he moved back to Texas when I was 26 and found me. We started dating again and were married when I was 28. It’s two years and I couldn’t be happier
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September 8th, 2008 at 4:55 pm
I was 17. We married at 18 and divorced at 21.
Right now Im single…so like Jen said…matchmaking is appreciated
Ive been seeing this book everywhere and I loved the HC cover art but Im MORE in love with the PB cover
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September 8th, 2008 at 5:14 pm
I was 18 when we started dating. We were both almost 22 when we got married. And yes, we are still married 21 years later.
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September 8th, 2008 at 5:47 pm
I was 21 and we are still married
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September 8th, 2008 at 5:51 pm
Still single. This book might be the closest I ever manage to get to marriage! Thanks for the chance!
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September 8th, 2008 at 6:00 pm
I was 24 years old when I met my husband and we got married when I was 28. We will be celebrating our 13th wedding anniversary on Sept. 10! Please enter me in the contest, the book sounds great!
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September 9th, 2008 at 9:17 am
I was 21 (two days from being 22) when my husband and I met. We married when I was 25 and are still married. We will celebrate our 2 year anniversary in December.
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September 9th, 2008 at 9:56 am
We dated for 3 1/2 years, and I was 22 when I married the love of my life. We just celebrated our 43rd wedding anniversary! We have three sons, two grandchildren, and one great grandchild. Of course we’ve had our struggles, and some years were definitely more difficult than others, but we made those vows for life, so we were in it for the long haul!
Thanks for asking…
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September 9th, 2008 at 11:18 am
Don’t add me to the drawing, but I have to answer the question. I was a whopping 19 years old when I married my first spouse. Still stuck with him (or maybe he’s stuck with me — it goes both ways) 26 years later.
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September 9th, 2008 at 12:42 pm
I was 24 and we have been married for 27 years.
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September 9th, 2008 at 3:04 pm
We met in January of 05 and I was 26 years old. We married a year later in 06. So 2 1/2 years for us!
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September 9th, 2008 at 3:59 pm
I was 24 when we first started dating. And we are happily married! BUT! If I had shoes as cute as those blue mary janes on the cover, I would be even HAPPIER!
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September 9th, 2008 at 4:47 pm
I started dating my spouse at age 19. (Wow, young!). I’m 23, still married. 2 years recently.
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September 9th, 2008 at 9:18 pm
My husband and I began dating at 21. We’ve been married for 14 years now!
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September 9th, 2008 at 11:12 pm
Hi Trish,
Hubby & I started dating when I was 21 and we have been married for 7 years now
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September 10th, 2008 at 1:39 am
My first husband and I began dating when I was 19. We married when I was almost 21. We’re divorced now, but he’s a great guy. As a reader, he is a devotee of science fiction, Jane Austen, Richard Powers, ancient history from almost any culture and aviation. I smile when I remember his impressive collection of books.
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September 11th, 2008 at 1:39 pm
My husband and I began dating in 2003 and were married in October of 2005…
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September 12th, 2008 at 1:04 pm
dating when we were 16, broke up Senior year, married at 21 and divorced at 23!!!!!!!!!!
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September 12th, 2008 at 7:00 pm
I was 18 when we started dating…..been married for 12 years.
Thanks
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September 12th, 2008 at 7:49 pm
I was 26 when we got married, been married 18 years and still together , we did split up once about 10 years ago but we hung in there. photoquest(at)bellsouth(dot)net
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September 12th, 2008 at 8:41 pm
I’m 26 and I just got engaged two weeks ago. I’ve been dating my fiance (still sounds weird!) about 5 and a half years ago. Honestly, I’m still stunned about the whole marriage thing… and very scared!
hawkeyegirl@gmail.com
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September 14th, 2008 at 5:50 am
Well, you yunguns need to know that if you make a mistake early on, you can fix it however long it takes. Dated at 19, married at 19, divorced at 35; dated at 37, married at 38, widowed at 45; dated at 53, consider ourselves married at 54 and still going great at 60!
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September 14th, 2008 at 11:10 am
I got married at 22 and am still married. We celebrated 38 years May 24.
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September 14th, 2008 at 11:53 am
I started dating my husband when I was I was 22. We got married just before my 23 birthday and we’ve been married for eight years on Tuesday the 16th.
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September 14th, 2008 at 8:18 pm
Well, we’re not married yet — but we will be on April 9 of next year! We’ve been dating for five years. This would make a nice wedding present for someone (hint, hint, wink, wink!).
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September 14th, 2008 at 10:31 pm
I started dating Johnny when I was 16 years old, and we are happily married–most of the time!
We just celebrated our 50th anniversary.
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September 14th, 2008 at 10:51 pm
Well I am still single, but happily looking for that perfect “one” for me. If anyone has any ideas send him over to my blog
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September 15th, 2008 at 6:03 am
I was 23 and married for 30 years.
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September 15th, 2008 at 7:17 am
I first started dating my spouse when I was 18, he was 25 and we married 3 months later. 12 1/2 years and 3 kids later, we are still married!
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September 15th, 2008 at 9:10 am
I am not married, haven’t been married, and am not currently seeing anyone, so do not see myself getting married in the near future. My best friend tells me eventually I’ll meet a hot guy who reads, but we’ll see. I’m not holding my breath.
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September 16th, 2008 at 9:55 am
I met my husband at age 21 and yes we are still married. We’ve been married for 6 years and still counting.
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September 16th, 2008 at 2:17 pm
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