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The Antelope in the Living Room: The Real Story of Two People Sharing One Life Paperback – February 4, 2014

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Welcome to the story of a real marriage.

Marriage is simultaneously the biggest blessing and the greatest challenge two people can ever take on. It is the joy of knowing there is someone to share in your joys and sorrows, and the challenge of living with someone who thinks it’s a good idea to hang a giant antelope head on your living room wall.

In The Antelope in the Living Room, New York Times best-selling author and blogger Melanie Shankle does for marriage what Sparkly Green Earrings did for motherhood―makes us laugh out loud and smile through tears as she shares the holy and the hilarity of that magical and mysterious union called marriage.

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224 pages
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Tyndale House Publishers
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February 4, 2014
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5.5 x 0.5 x 8.25 inches
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9781414385549
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Marriage . . . you gotta laugh.

They say that marriage is a lot like insanity, in that they both require commitment. I so get that.

When you’re in those first giddy stages of dating, you have no idea what life is going to throw your way. You’re just two bright-eyed kids full of optimism, convinced you’re going to be the happiest married couple ever.

Y’all. Trust me. Saying, “I do” is easy. It’s the next fifty years or so that can get a little tricky.

There are days you feel like you’ve never loved each other more. But there are also days filled with disappointment and silence that never seem to end because you just can’t seem to find the words to make it right.

Marriage can be the biggest blessing and the most significant challenge two people ever take on. It’s the joy of knowing there’s someone to share in your sorrows and triumphs, and the challenge of living with someone who thinks it’s a good idea to hang a giant antelope head on your living room wall.

And yet we are in this thing together. For the rest of our lives. Not just for better or for worse, but for better AND for worse.

That’s what this book is about. The times that brought us together and the times we were falling apart. The days we wouldn’t trade for anything in the world, and that time he hung an antelope on my wall.

Welcome to the story of a real marriage.

Melanie (aka Big Mama)

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ASIN ‏ : ‎ 1414385544
Publisher ‏ : ‎ Tyndale House Publishers (February 4, 2014)
Language ‏ : ‎ English
Paperback ‏ : ‎ 224 pages
ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 9781414385549
ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-1414385549
Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 8 ounces
Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 5.5 x 0.5 x 8.25 inches

Best Sellers Rank: #888,256 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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- #2,547 in Christian Marriage (Books)
- #4,468 in Marriage

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Melanie Shankle writes daily on her blog, Big Mama. She is a graduate of Texas A&M and loves writing, shopping at Target, checking to see what's on sale at Anthropologie, and trying to find the funny in every situation.

Most of all, she loves being the mother of Caroline and the wife of her husband, Perry. The three of them live in San Antonio, Texas.

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Charming from Start to Finish

Reviewed in the United States on June 3, 2015

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Oh my goodness, I laughed my head off . . . seriously, my husband was asleep next to me, and I had to stifle my giggles several times so that I wouldn't wake him up! I liked Melanie's first book (Sparkly Green Earrings) very much, and I always enjoy her blog, but this book was an absolute delight from beginning to end! I think my favorite part of the book was Melanie's description of her first time buying a Christmas tree with her husband. Another reviewer commented that she felt that you don't get a true sense of who Melanie is and that Melanie glossed over the deeper, more serious parts of herself and her marriage. I can see that to a point; she doesn't tend to get too terribly deep. That's just not her writing style. But despite the fact that this is basically a light-hearted book, I think a young married person could still gain some good perspective. Melanie is a good example of someone who is a constant cheerleader for her husband. Another great thing about her is that she has a grateful heart. It's a very WISE woman who admits that she's not always loveable. When her husband loves her through her unloveable times, she tucks those moments into her heart and pulls them out often. If you can immediately recall the good times during harder times of a marriage, you have learned a very valuable lesson in STAYING married! This book is like having a glass of tea with your best friend and discussing the ups and downs of marriage with a big dose of humor and affection! It would make a great bridal shower gift or a book to pass around during a beach trip or a women's retreat. Her blog is wonderful also (and her new book on friendship is high on my summer reading list)!

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Big Mama does it again! Love her blog? Buy the book!

Reviewed in the United States on July 21, 2014

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If you like Big Mama's blog, you'll like this book. I don't want to say it's redo of the blog, because even though there are stories in the book that I thought, "Oh, I read that on the blog!", she adds so much more.

Perry & Melanie have a very different marriage than my husband and I do - but we unite on one thing: humor. I gut laughed my way through the chapter on humor vs. romance in marriage. SO true. And anyone who writes fake endorsements for the beginning of her book is absolutely worth reading!

What I appreciate the most is that she recognizes that no two marriages are alike, and that's okay. I love her honesty about what growing up in a divorced family caused her to miss, and to desire, and to eventually find with Perry. In a world where divorce is becoming more and more of the norm, I love that she shows that there is hope for the kids of divorce to change the odds. I love her resolve to do what it takes to make her marriage work. Well done, Melanie!

Reviewed in the United States on February 12, 2014

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I stumbled across this book accidently through a blog and I am so happy I did. I had never heard of Melanie Shankle prior to this book, but I am so happy to have found her blog and now her books! This book was hilarious and reminded me so much of my husband and I all the way down to my husbands obsession with Cheaper Than Dirt! We have only been married for 7 years this March, but I can already see so many similarities in the way we handle situations that arise in our marriage. I would not recommend this book as a solution to serious marriage problems or anything like that, but it is certainly perfect for those moments where you just want to shake your head at your spouse and wonder if anyone else goes through some of these things too. Melanie is sure to remind the reader that God is a priority in her life without being overly preachy about it. As a Christian woman, I appreciate this approach because it is not off putting in the way that some books can be, but she still gets the point across in a way that lets the reader know what she believes and that God is the center of her marriage. My husband and I recently suffered a miscarriage and are excited to start a family soon. I am positive that once that season of life is upon us I will be purchasing Sparkly Green Earrings to read. I am now following Melanie's blog on a regular basis and look forward to hopefully more books to come!

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And they lived happily ever after...

Reviewed in the United States on February 24, 2014

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I enjoyed Melanie Shankle’s first book, Sparkly Green Earrings so much that I knew I had to read her second book, The Antelope in the Living Room. Oh my word! Antelope had me poking my husband and reading him excerpts. Antelope is now on his Kindle, too.
I loved that this book was about marriage. Melanie celebrates and appreciates the differences between husband and wife.
Warning! Do not read Antelope in public. It will have you laughing out loud like I did while waiting for my husband at the doctors office. We were there for the dreaded man cold. Which as Melanie points out is “... the very worst of all the colds. It’s far superior and more serious than any type of flu a wife might contract. It requires chicken noodle soup in bed, lots of “poor baby,” and Xanax. Granted, the Xanax is for the caretaker, but you get my point.”
I am looking forward to her next book! If you have already read this book, what did you think about it?

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Courtney Thompson

Must read, must read, must read!!!

Reviewed in the United States on February 8, 2014

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I have been a big fan of Melanie Shankle's blog for quite some time. It's definitely one of my favorites! Her first book, Sparkly Green Earrings, a book about being a mom, was hilarious! (Also a must read.)

But this book, oh this book. It is beyond funny, and touching, and sweet, and full of marriage wisdom. You will nod and smile and laugh through every single page, while also taking away some gems of having a Christ-centered, prayer filled marriage. (You will also hand the book to your husband several times and ask him to read a page or two or a chapter, thanks Melanie!!!)

One word of caution- do NOT read this around other people. I attempted reading during my lunch break a couple days and ended up having to read sections to my coworkers because I was laughing so hard. The upside? One of them downloaded it then and there on her Kindle and another bought it that night. :)

Please read this book- you won't be sorry!

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Fun read...

Reviewed in Canada on November 29, 2014

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A quick, easy, fun read that had me in stitches a few times... very "relatable"...

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Reviewed in Spain on April 1, 2015

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This. Is a take of one couples path. Ther are parts of it that any married person will recognise Some bits make you laugh and some make you sad but it is a compulsive view of one couples life

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Best book I've read in a while.. I laughed so much

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a fun and challenging read

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on February 14, 2015

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I love Melanie's blog and this book is the perfect way to extend her writing. Funny, entertaining and sufficiently challenging to make you think, this book is definitely worth reading.

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