A History of Marriage A History of Marriage A History of Marriage, published by Seven Stories Press, is a non-fiction book by Elizabeth Abbott, the Canadian author of "A History of Celibacy" (1999) and "A History of Mistresses" (2003) that combines general history and personal histories of marriage. The book is a study of mostly North American rituals of courting, nuptials, marriage, sex, child-raising and divorce. Some topics covered are relative ages at which various societies from Chinese to Mormon married off their girls; details of the satisfying marriage of Martin Luther and former nun Katharina von Bora; the ruptured family units of Native
Bora Bora not considered to be dangerous to people. In addition to the existing islands of Bora Bora, the new manmade island of Motu Marfo has been added in the northeastern corner of the lagoon on the property of the St. Regis Resort. Most rainfall occurs during the summer months (November to April) and is accompanied by high humidity, although clear days are not unknown in mid-January. Bora Bora Bora Bora (French: "Bora-Bora", Tahitian: "Pora Pora") is a island group in the Leeward group in the western part of the Society Islands of French Polynesia, an overseas collectivity of France in the