The Marriage Plot is a very readable and enjoyable book by the author of Middlesex. It is essentially a love story that has so much going on it is impossible to write a review without giving away too much.It is a book that you can relate to on many levels. Its no wonder it has been awarded A New York Times Notable Book of 2011, A Publisher's Weekly Top 10 Book of 2011, A Kirkus Reviews Top 25 Best Fiction of 2011 Title, One of Library Journal's Best Books of 2011, A Salon Best Fiction of 2011 title and one of The Telegraph’s Best Fiction Books of the Year 2011.