A woman, a man, a marriage counselor. Gretchen and Steve have been married for many years. Residents of San Francisco, with two children and demanding jobs, they now live apart until they decide to visit a family counselor to help them clarify what their next step will be.

Listen to Your Marriage takes place over ten months, exclusively in the counselor's office, which serves as the backdrop for a story filled with disappointments, expectations, tender moments, and inevitable tensions—conditions familiar to every couple, married or not. Through the crisis in the protagonists' relationship, John Jay Osborn illuminates the obstacles we place in front of ourselves, the situations that distance us from one another—but also those that bring us closer together.

Moving and tender, Listen to Your Marriage will touch each of us seeking answers and exit routes for our relationships—understanding, acceptance, forgiveness, and, most importantly, love never goes wrong.

REVIEWS

"Osborn has written a self-help novel that can benefit anyone in a relationship, and which is both instructive and captivating." – Booklist

"A comprehensive yet gripping novel." ― San Francisco Chronicle

"A beneficial book for anyone in a relationship or who is married. This novel can serve as an ideal guide to discover if our relationship has a future and how we can strengthen it." ― New York Journal of Books

"Listen to Your Marriage is an addictive novel that captivates, revealing the most vulnerable moments of the protagonists. Osborn's story explores the power of understanding and invites the reader to reflect on how they relate to those around them." ― BookPage

"Wonderful, gripping, and immediate, Listen to Your Marriage is highly recommended for every married person or anyone planning to marry." ― Library Journal