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I Wanted to Be Wonderful

by Lihi Lapid

Marriage and motherhood beyond the beginning

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Marriage and motherhood beyond the beginning

Two women’s early years of marriage and motherhood form the strands of this braided narrative: one is fictional, while the other draws on moments from Lihi Lapid’s own life. Their marriages begin in a state of idealized happiness, then meet the pressures of everyday life. The pairing brings questions of expectation and lived experience into view, tracing the distance between an imagined happily-ever-after and the demands placed on women in modern life. Dreams are disrupted, and the women face the work of gathering the pieces and finding a way to smile again.

Good fit for readers who enjoy

  • Readers interested in fiction about marriage and the early years of motherhood.
  • Readers drawn to stories about women negotiating modern pressures and disrupted expectations.
  • Readers who appreciate narratives that combine fictional material with elements inspired by an author’s life.

Themes

Marriage and motherhoodModern pressures on womenIdealized happiness and disrupted dreamsResilience

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Book overview

Instant National Bestseller

This book begins where most love stories leave off: at the beginning of real life.

I WANTED TO BE WONDERFUL follows the lives of two women in their first years of marriage and motherhood. One is a fictional character trying to live the happily-ever-after many imagine for themselves, and the second woman is inspired by the author herself, relating the most intimate moments of her life.

Both couples start their marriages full of idyllic happiness, but as the stressors of everyday life seep into their daily lives, that spark of young love begins to dim.

In trenchant, thoughtful prose, Lihi Lapid tells a braided story of women struggling to live up to modern pressures; about shattered dreams; and about finding the strength to gather up the pieces and to learn to smile again.

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