Wellness: A Novel

“A hilarious & moving exploration of a modern marriage that astounds in its breadth & intimacy.” —Brit Bennett, author of The Vanishing Half

When Jack & Elizabeth meet as college students in the '90s, the two quickly join forces & hold on tight, each eager to claim a place in Chicago’s thriving underground art scene with an appreciative kindred spirit. Fast-forward twenty years to married life, & alongside the challenges of parenting, they encounter cults disguised as mindfulness support groups, polyamorous would-be suitors, Facebook wars, & something called Love Potion Number Nine.

For the first time, Jack & Elizabeth struggle to recognize each other, and the no-longer-youthful dreamers are forced to face their demons, from unfulfilled career ambitions to painful childhood memories of their own dysfunctional families. In the process, Jack & Elizabeth must undertake separate, personal excavations, or risk losing the best thing in their lives: each other.

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NATHAN HILL’S best-selling debut novel, The Nix, was named the number one book of 2016 by Entertainment Weekly & one of the year’s best books by The New York Times, The Washington Post, NPR, Slate, & many others. It was the winner of the Art Seidenbaum Award for First Fiction from the Los Angeles Times & was published worldwide in more than two dozen languages.