Henrik Ibsen's 1890 drama Hedda Gabler is one of the Norwegian playwright's best-known works and boasts one of the greatest female lead roles in the history of theatre. A new bride, Hedda is bored and disillusioned with her marriage. The reappearance of Eilert, her former lover and recovering alcoholic writer creates havoc in her own marriage to George, a sober academic. When Hedda and George come into possession of the only copy of Eilert's explosive...

Mary and Michael are a long married, dispassionate couple who are both in the midst of serious affairs. On the brink of calling it quits, a spark between them suddenly reignites, leading them into an impulsive romance. "Two fine performances anchor this half-funny, half-brutal story of a midlife marriage in crisis."--Newsday "...buoyant and cheerfully flirty..."--TIME Magazine "Just about every step of the way, the dialogue crackles and the performances...

"After being together for ten years, Sylvie and Dan have all the trimmings of a happy life and marriage; they have a comfortable home, fulfilling jobs, beautiful twin girls, and communicate so seamlessly, they finish each other's sentences. However, a trip to the doctor projects they will live another 68 years together and panic sets in. They never expected "until death do us part" to mean seven decades. In the name of marriage survival, they quickly...

"From the award-winning, New York Times bestselling author of The Monsters of Templeton and Arcadia, an exhilarating novel about marriage, creativity, art, and perception. Fates and Furies is a literary masterpiece that defies expectation. A dazzling examination of a marriage, it is also a portrait of creative partnership written by one of the best writers of her generation. Every story has two sides. Every relationship has two perspectives. And sometimes,...

A jealous husband hires a detective to murder his wife and her lover.

A married couple in New York City are apart for the night. Each will be confronted by temptation that may decide the fate of their marriage.

A young Ivy League couple cross social barriers to marry, then must cope with untimely illness and death.

Longing to leave the English heath, Eustacia Vye becomes embroiled in a love triangle and unfortunate marriage that lead to tragedy.

A burned-out professor and his volatile yet seductive wife battle it out in front of, and eventually with, their unsuspecting, mild-mannered guests. "***1/2... scored 13 Oscar nominations, and walked away with five statues. Highly recommended."--Video Librarian

A married couple who have managed to remain blissfully happy into their autumn years are surrounded over the course of the four seasons of one average year by friends, colleagues, and family who all seem to suffer some degree of unhappiness.