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Violence
None
No violence
Language
Barely any
Mild language
Sexual Content
Some
Affair with sexual content
Substance Use
Barely any
Social drinking
Emotional Intensity
Some
Themes of goodness, marriage, and moral ambiguity
What this book is about
Hornby's 2001 novel is narrated by a woman who is having an affair and considering divorce, while her grumpy husband suddenly becomes genuinely, radically good. Features an affair and mild sexual content. For older teens and adults.
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Extramarital affair
Sexual content
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