The Marriage Lease, a Novel

Reviewed by Clayton Bye earlier this year, he calls The Marriage Lease by Burke Mudge:

“A fast-paced, comedy noir, Mudge’s story looks at the idea of putting a cap on the time-line of serious relationships. But The Marriage Lease not only entertains, it provokes thought. I like this. I’m not one of those stuffed shirts (you know who you are) who believes fiction can’t have a pointed or obvious message. Mudge has done a good thing here.”

Of course, he also points out that the work has some editing flaws, a common complaint of independently published books, so readers are advised.

I’ll also further quote Clayton’s review of The Marriage Lease because I think what he says shows that, despite the editing flaws, the book is well worth a reader’s time and trouble:

“Nick is a deeply flawed and interesting main character. The topic is as timely as any other being addressed by modern fiction. And The Marriage Lease is an easy read.”

SYNOPSIS:
The Marriage Lease is a novelette that chronicles the journey of Nick, a young lawyer who is troubled by the mandatory lifetime obligations the traditional marriage contract is forcing upon him. In an effort to save the world s most sacred institution, he proposes a radical change. Along with his gregarious Uncle Julian, he creates a draft of the world’s first marriage lease . This shocking new take on marriage will rock his small town and reverberate throughout the world in ways he never thought possible.

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