Marlo Thomas and Phil Donahue interview 40 long-married celebrity couples in intimate settings (usually their homes) to get the real story behind their wedded bliss. The conversations are thoughtful and inspiring, and cover just about everything any married couple experiences. I was totally impressed with this comprehensive collection and will certainly buy it again as a gift for newlyweds. Bravo, Phil and Marlo!

I don’t like giving a bad review for a couple that I like, but this book is more like interviews you’d read in a magazine. Marlo and Phil interviewed 40 couples (each chapter is dedicated to one couple), and it became monotonous after two chapters. If you like to read about famous, rich couples and how they met and how they stay together, this book is for you, but I found it tedious to get through and couldn’t wait for it to be over. I’d give it one star but don’t want to be overly critical of such a sweet couple. It just doesn’t live up to the title.