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The Marriage Audit
A novel of one day, twelve questions, and the silences that nearly unraveled a marriage.
Sophia and Beau LeBlanc built their life on quiet rituals—shared calendars, polite restraint, and ambition carried side by side. But after years of distance and a grief neither can name, they arrive at a counselor’s office on Magazine Street—divorce papers unsigned, facing one last
Is there anything left to save?
What follows is a single day. Twelve questions. Two people finally saying everything they never dared—about love, betrayal, memory, regret, and the fragile threads holding a life together.
Told in alternating perspectives and memory-rich interludes, The Marriage Audit carries the lyrical intimacy of Normal People and the raw emotional honesty of Marriage Story. It’s an unflinching portrait of a modern marriage at its breaking point—and what it costs to tell the truth after silence has done its damage.
This isn’t a love story.
It’s a story about love—how it falters, how it endures, and how it must be chosen again.
For readers who
✔ Emotionally layered literary fiction
✔ Relationship-driven stories with deep interiority
✔ Themes of grief, memory, infidelity, and quiet resilience
✔ The intimate realism of Mary Beth Keane, Claire Lombardo, and Dani Shapiro
Sophia and Beau LeBlanc built their life on quiet rituals—shared calendars, polite restraint, and ambition carried side by side. But after years of distance and a grief neither can name, they arrive at a counselor’s office on Magazine Street—divorce papers unsigned, facing one last
Is there anything left to save?
What follows is a single day. Twelve questions. Two people finally saying everything they never dared—about love, betrayal, memory, regret, and the fragile threads holding a life together.
Told in alternating perspectives and memory-rich interludes, The Marriage Audit carries the lyrical intimacy of Normal People and the raw emotional honesty of Marriage Story. It’s an unflinching portrait of a modern marriage at its breaking point—and what it costs to tell the truth after silence has done its damage.
This isn’t a love story.
It’s a story about love—how it falters, how it endures, and how it must be chosen again.
For readers who
✔ Emotionally layered literary fiction
✔ Relationship-driven stories with deep interiority
✔ Themes of grief, memory, infidelity, and quiet resilience
✔ The intimate realism of Mary Beth Keane, Claire Lombardo, and Dani Shapiro
319 pages, Kindle Edition
Published June 11, 2025
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July 12, 2025
Questions asked.
This book was un-putdownable. The story sparked so many questions about my own life. My marriage , and my now divorced state.
This book was un-putdownable. The story sparked so many questions about my own life. My marriage , and my now divorced state.
September 19, 2025
The Marriage Audit is about a couple, Beau and Sophia, whose marriage has gone "silent". Separated, and at the cusp of dissolving the marriage, they agree to take part in a marriage audit. One day, 12 questions, one final decision before either signing their divorce papers or shredding them.
I wasn't expecting for this book to resonate the way that it did. Heavily annotated as so much of it was relatable. The author took recollections from the marriage and gave each partner's point of view of each situation. In doing this, it was made apparent that in many cases, disagreements and hurts are really caused by miscommunication and/or no communication. There is some overlapping, repeating ideas and occurrences as the beginning of the book advises; however, it was necessary to do this in reflection of what each person was feeling, and how each memory was perceived.
Well done writing, forces you to look into yourself and your relationship, not only with a love interest but anyone that you have built a foundation with where there seems to be some crumbling.
I wasn't expecting for this book to resonate the way that it did. Heavily annotated as so much of it was relatable. The author took recollections from the marriage and gave each partner's point of view of each situation. In doing this, it was made apparent that in many cases, disagreements and hurts are really caused by miscommunication and/or no communication. There is some overlapping, repeating ideas and occurrences as the beginning of the book advises; however, it was necessary to do this in reflection of what each person was feeling, and how each memory was perceived.
Well done writing, forces you to look into yourself and your relationship, not only with a love interest but anyone that you have built a foundation with where there seems to be some crumbling.
July 26, 2025
This book broke me in the best way.
It’s about a couple, Sophia and Beau, doing a one-day “marriage audit” before signing their divorce papers—and wow, it’s not what I expected. Quiet, emotional, raw. No over-the-top drama, just two people sitting in the mess of their shared history trying to figure out what’s left.
The writing is beautiful—lyrical without being flowery. The interludes between chapters? Brilliant. They fill in the blanks, like emotional footnotes. And honestly, I cared about the side characters almost as much as the main ones. (Still not over Theodora or Jack.)
If you’ve ever been in a long-term relationship—or just wondered how silence becomes its own kind of damage—this book will stay with you. It’s soft. It’s brutal. It’s real.
And if you’re like me, you’ll immediately want to pick up the spin-off that follows Jack and Penelope. Trust me—it only gets messier in the best way.
It’s about a couple, Sophia and Beau, doing a one-day “marriage audit” before signing their divorce papers—and wow, it’s not what I expected. Quiet, emotional, raw. No over-the-top drama, just two people sitting in the mess of their shared history trying to figure out what’s left.
The writing is beautiful—lyrical without being flowery. The interludes between chapters? Brilliant. They fill in the blanks, like emotional footnotes. And honestly, I cared about the side characters almost as much as the main ones. (Still not over Theodora or Jack.)
If you’ve ever been in a long-term relationship—or just wondered how silence becomes its own kind of damage—this book will stay with you. It’s soft. It’s brutal. It’s real.
And if you’re like me, you’ll immediately want to pick up the spin-off that follows Jack and Penelope. Trust me—it only gets messier in the best way.
August 23, 2025
The Marriage Audit…
Are you in a long term relationship that now just seems like a habit? Have you really looked at yourself and your relationship with your partner? Are you being honest with yourself? Has your love been enough?
Beau is the MMC, and Sophia is the FMC. She has filed for divorce but the audit takes place to help the couple decide if this is what they want. A lot of secrets and truths will be told during the course of their time with Marcus, the psychologist.
You have to continually work together because change doesn’t stop. Your life and your relationship continually changes too. This couple faces that truth, and they start to live a new life together.
KU read but very highly recommended. The audit questions are valuable…
Are you in a long term relationship that now just seems like a habit? Have you really looked at yourself and your relationship with your partner? Are you being honest with yourself? Has your love been enough?
Beau is the MMC, and Sophia is the FMC. She has filed for divorce but the audit takes place to help the couple decide if this is what they want. A lot of secrets and truths will be told during the course of their time with Marcus, the psychologist.
You have to continually work together because change doesn’t stop. Your life and your relationship continually changes too. This couple faces that truth, and they start to live a new life together.
KU read but very highly recommended. The audit questions are valuable…
July 30, 2025
This book was a chore- I just could not finish!
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