365 Nights: A Memoir of Intimacy

by Charla Muller and Betsy Thorpe

Book Overview

When Charla Muller's husband turned 40, she gave him something memorable. Sex. Every day. For an entire year. The Mullers had a solid marriage and two wonderful children, but over the years sex had fallen low on their to-do list. The lack of intimacy wasn't causing them to drift apart, exactly, but their connection didn't seem as great as it could be. Charla decided she couldn't go on pretending the relationship they once had wasn't important. The...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0425222578
• ISBN13: 9780425222577
• Release Date: June 2008
• Publisher: Berkley Books
• Length: 270 Pages
• Weight: 0.55 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 5.5" x 8.2"
• Age Range: 18 years and up
• Grade Range: Postsecondary and higher

Customer Reviews

Light Summer Reading

For an enjoyable couple of hours, this is a fun book to take to the beach or just sit down on the back deck with. This isn't rocket science level stuff, but it is an honest and funny look at one woman's attempt to regain some of the excitement that can be lost in a marriage because of kids, jobs, stress, etc. It's funny and thought provoking... enjoyable and quick summer reading that you can both discuss and joke about when the kids aren't around.

Couples everywhere need to thank Charla Muller for this gift of a book!

If you haven't heard about this book yet, hold on to your hat. This hilarious, honest, moving account of one woman's "Gift" to her husband of sex everyday for a year is an incredible story. Charla has a wonderful writing style that makes you feel like you are sitting across a table from her with a glass of wine in your hand, sharing all your innermost thoughts with your best friend. Her voice perfectly captures what it is like for many women that have been married for a number of years, with a couple of kids, working inside or outside the home, with a husband around here somewhere and sex not anywhere on that endless to-do list. The topic of sex in a marriage (or lack thereof!) is still somewhat taboo, with a lot of people thinking about it, but no one really willing to talk about it. Thankfully Charla Muller had the courage and the pluck to not only come up with the idea of sex everyday, but to write a witty, enjoyable book about it! (Note: the book is completely G-rated, with a focus on the relationship, not the act itself.) Her honesty and humor provides a great forum for husbands and wives everywhere to talk about "the elephant in the bedroom" and in the process reconnect with one another. Thank you Charla for giving the Gift to Brad and for giving everyone else the gift of your book! Can't wait to read your next one.....

How much fun was that!

After reading this book, it's all my girlfriends and I can talk about. Ms. Muller brings such an enticing, interesting but often taboo subject to light and gives us a chance to all talk about it using she and Mr. Muller as shining examples. While I haven't found many girlfriends willing to give the 365 day gift--I've found a couple willing to think about 40. Thanks to Ms. Muller for bringing her wit, honesty and class to these pages. Even a cynical New Yorker enjoyed her book. I cannot wait to read the next one.

I have a crush on the author's husband!

Parts of the book are laugh-out-loud funny, but at its heart, this book is a sweet story about falling in love with your spouse all over again. And who wouldn't fall for Brad Muller? The reader gets to know him through the author's loving descriptions, and I came to feel about him the way I do about the wonderful Alice Trillin (through Calvin's books). This is a book I'll share and give as a gift. I can't wait to see what Ms. Muller does next.

Funny & Inspirational

I really enjoyed reading this funny and inspirational book. It has inspired me in many ways including getting the bedroom back into my marriage. I loved her wit and humor. I could definitely relate to many of her feelings on intimacy and family and if she can do this then I can certainly make some positive changes too! I can't wait for my husband to read this book to help him understand where I've been coming from all these years. It's a must read for both wives and husbands.