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 sharply written, funny and poignant portrait of a marriage' — Sunday Mail
'The most insightful novel on marriage I've ever read. I can't stop thinking about it' — Mia Freedman, author of Strife
'Another clever offering from Holly Wainwright' – Daily Telegraph
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01 June 2026
9781037412707Reviews
Poignant, compelling and full of aha moments, this book will have you nodding, laughing and crying, and most of all, incredibly invested in the outcome
The most insightful novel on marriage I've ever read. I can't stop thinking about it
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 it
What we're loving right now . . . another clever offering from Holly Wainwright
