{"product_id":"then-comes-marriage-roberta-kaplan-9780393248678","title":"Then Comes Marriage: United States V. Windsor and the Defeat of DOMA","description":"\u003cp\u003eRenowned litigator Roberta Kaplan knew from the beginning that it was the perfect case to bring down the so-called Defense of Marriage Act (DOMA). Edie Windsor and Thea Spyer had been together as a couple, in sickness and in health, for more than forty years--enduring society's homophobia as well as Spyer's near total paralysis from multiple sclerosis. Although the couple was finally able to marry, when Spyer died the federal government refused to recognize their marriage, forcing Windsor to pay a huge estate tax bill.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn this gripping, definitive account of one of our nation's most significant civil rights victories--named a \u003cem\u003eMs. Magazine\u003c\/em\u003e Top 10 Feminist Book of 2015 and a \u003cem\u003eNational Law Journal\u003c\/em\u003e Top 10 Supreme Court Aficionado Book of 2015--Kaplan describes meeting Windsor and their journey together to defeat DOMA. She shares the behind-the-scenes highs and lows, the excitement and the worries, and provides intriguing insights into her historic argument before the Supreme Court. A critical and previously untold part of the narrative is Kaplan's own personal story, including her struggle for self-acceptance in order to create a loving family of her own.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003cem\u003eThen Comes Marriage\u003c\/em\u003e tells this quintessentially American story with honesty, humor, and heart. It is the momentous yet intimate account of a thrilling victory for equality under the law for all Americans, gay or straight.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Roberta Kaplan\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0393248674\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780393248678\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e W. W. Norton \u0026amp; Company\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 10\/05\/2015\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 336\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.48lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.58h x 6.39w x 0.91d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e 08\/01\/2015\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eBooklist\u003c\/i\u003e 08\/01\/2015 pg. 23\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e 08\/10\/2015\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eLibrary Journal\u003c\/i\u003e 09\/15\/2015 pg. 90","brand":"Roberta Kaplan","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":46451022659839,"sku":"9780393248678","price":27.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_d0288e3f-b402-4f1b-aa4a-cdbd4b698b49.jpg?v=1735876199","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/then-comes-marriage-roberta-kaplan-9780393248678","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}