counter on blogger

Pickle Me This

July 22, 2010

One more thing about Still Life…

At some point in Still Life With Woodpecker, someone pulls out that old chestnut of a statistic: 60% of all marriages end in divorce. And of course, there’s usual up side in the 40% of marriages that don’t. But I thought also of the fact that Still Life… was published in 1980, which means that 40% marital success rate has been holding steady for 30 years. Kind of amazing, and the opposite of everything we’ve been led to expect. Imagine if– giambrones notwithstanding– we’re not all going to hell in a handbasket after all?

2 thoughts on “One more thing about Still Life…”

  1. Jennie says:

    That is actually false. In Canada only about 38% end in divorce.

    http://www.canada.com/life/Divorce+rate+Canada+lower+than+previously+thought/2245611/story.html

    I remembered reading that a few years back.

    1. Kerry says:

      Amazing! Though it raises the more sobering statistic that 60% of marriages end in death.

Leave a Reply to Kerry Cancel reply

Your email address will not be published. Required fields are marked *

This site uses Akismet to reduce spam. Learn how your comment data is processed.

New Novel, OUT NOW!

ATTENTION BOOK CLUBS:

Download the super cool ASKING FOR A FRIEND Book Club Kit right here!


Sign up for Pickle Me This: The Digest

Sign up to my Substack! Best of the blog delivered to your inbox each month. The Digest also includes news and updates about my creative projects and opportunities for you to work with me.


My Books

The Doors
Twitter Pinterest Pinterest Good Reads RSS Post