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The searing story of a boy who runs away after ruining his promising wrestling career, only to get caught up in an illegal fighting tournament---the only place he thinks he can build a future.

Set years after tossed bouquets and tiered wedding cakes, these stories explore happy marriages, broken marriages, and those still hanging in the balance. A husband fleeing his wife finds refuge in a radio station's promotional stunt; a cuckold seeks solace by assuming the identity of the man who ruined his life; a divorced wedding photographer struggles to break free of her obsession with taking obscene pictures; on the night of Jewish atonement, a wife responds to her husband's adultery with a dangerous act of her own. All these characters and others in the collection declared the same vows, to have and to hold. Yet each takes a unique approach to coping with the inevitable difference all couples confront-between the world we live in and the world which we were promised.

In the wake of a cataclysmic divorce, Mitchell's doing great! Really, he's awesome. He's coping so well in fact that he's decided to write a book to help others like himself on the hard road of divorce. The manuscript rolls out self-esteem building exercises and advice on everything from the benefits of the Food Pyramid to the hazards of porn. Gradually though, Mitchell's true state of mind begins to emerge, and it's anything but ideal. Disastrous attempts at dating and therapy lead Mitchell to concoct a radical scheme to reclaim his identity. Like anyone who's gone through a crisis, Mitchell comes to face the grim reality that living through it is just the first step. As he tries to save others with his writing, Mitchell realizes that first, he's going to have to save himself.