Devorah Baum

A shining exploration of why we marry from writer and academic Devorah Baum. For better or worse, for richer for poorer, till death us do part - we've always done it and we're still doing it. Of all our cultural institutions, marriage is the most ancient, but also the most puzzling. In this compelling and delightful book, Devorah Baum examines...

"This book is funny, clever and, at times, heartbreaking. In other words, Jewish" — David Baddiel "[Baum is] intellectually luminous, psychologically penetrating, existentially anxious, and wonderfully funny" — Zadie Smith "Hilarious and thought-provoking" — David Schneider The Jewish joke is as old as Abraham, and like the Jews themselves, it has wandered over the world, learned countless new languages, worked...