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I Give My Marriage A Year

Synopsis

'This book will have you nodding, laughing and crying' — Sally Hepworth, New York Times bestselling author of Darling Girls

One year. Twelve tests. A lifetime of secrets.

How far would you go to save your marriage when it feels like you’re living with a stranger?


Lou and Josh have the house, the kids, and a thousand shared memories. But Lou is drowning under the invisible weight of a marriage on autopilot.

After a disastrous family Christmas, she reaches a terrifying breaking point. She isn’t ready to leave; but she can’t stay like this.

In a final bid to save her family, Lou sets an ultimatum: one year, twelve tests.

From enforced intimacy to brutal honesty, this is a rescue mission to find the man she married. But as the tests push them to the edge, the life they’ve built begins to truly unravel.

PRAISE FOR I GIVE MY MARRIAGE A YEAR

'A compelling tale imbued with warmth, humour and heart' – Liane Moriarty, bestselling author of Big Little Lies

'A sharply written, funny and poignant portrait of a marriage' — Sunday Mail

'Another clever offering from Holly Wainwright' – Daily Telegraph

'The most insightful novel on marriage I've ever read. I can't stop thinking about it' — Mia Freedman, author of Strife

Details

01 June 2026
384 pages
9781037412707
Imprint: Macmillan

Reviews

Poignant, compelling and full of aha moments, this book will have you nodding, laughing and crying, and most of all, incredibly invested in the outcomeSally Hepworth, New York Times bestselling author of Darling Girls
The most insightful novel on marriage I've ever read. I can't stop thinking about itMia Freedman, author of Strife
If you are looking for a book to escape these troubling times, then Holly Wainwright's I Give My Marriage a Year is just the ticket. It's a sharply written, funny and poignant portrait of marriage, and all the highs and lows that go with itSunday Mail, Sunday Mail
What we're loving right now . . . another clever offering from Holly WainwrightDaily Telegraph, Daily Telegraph