“The best marriages, like the best lives, were both happy and unhappy. There was even a kind of necessary tension, a certain tautness between the partners that gave the marriage strength, like the tautness of a full sail.”

About Phyllis Rose

Author • American

Phyllis Rose is a distinguished American author, literary critic, and biographer known for her insightful analyses of literature and life. She gained widespread acclaim for her 1983 book, Parallel Lives: Five Victorian...