Laurie Abraham

Lorin Klaris

About The Author

Laurie Abraham is a freelance writer and senior editor of Elle magazine and the author of Mama Might Be Better Off Dead: The Failure of Health Care in Urban America. Formerly the executive editor of Elle, she’s written for New York Magazine, The New York Times Magazine, Mother Jones, and many other publications. Her work is also included in Best American Essays 2006, as well as the original collections The Bitch in the House, Maybe Baby, and The Secret Currency of Love. Laurie has bachelor’s and master’s degrees in journalism from Northwestern University and a master’s in law from Yale University.

Books by Laurie Abraham

The Husbands and Wives Club

A Year in the Life of a Couples Therapy Group

By Laurie Abraham
A major exploration of the state of marital dysfunction in America today and how couples can address it, told through the lives of five couples together in group therapy.
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