Divorce Memoir

Natalie MacLean, a bestselling wine writer, is shocked when her husband of twenty years, a high-powered CEO, demands a divorce. Then an online mob of rivals comes for her career. Wavering between despair and determination, she must fight for her son, rebuild her career, and salvage her self-worth using her superpowers: heart, humor, and an uncanny ability to pair wine and food.

Hard hitting, funny, outrageous, and tender by turns, Grace Triumphant delivers a scathing assessment of the scandals, gross ignorance of Scripture, and bad practices in Fundamentalism.. Told in journal format as Grace narrates her story, the book chronicles Grace's escape from Fundamentalism and her journey of faith. In the final book of the series, Grace confronts adultery in her own marriage that throws her back to the adulteries of her Evangelist father, as she contemplates ways to save herself and her children. In her troubles, she faces opposition from Independent Fundamental Baptist ...

In a memoir by turns moving, tragic, and hilarious, Jerry Lewis recounts with crystal clarity every step of a 50-year friendship, from the springtime, 1945 afternoon when the two vibrant young performers destined to conquer the world together met on Broadway and Fifty-fourth Street, to their tragic final encounter in the 1990s, when Lewis and his wife ran into Dean Martin, a broken and haunted old man.

Ranjani flies out of Mumbai as a young, starry-eyed bride, anticipating an American-style Bollywood-version of her very own happily-ever-after. By 30, she has a Ph.D., a green card, and a daughter. The marriage is rocky, but Ranjani is secure in being somebody’s daughter, sister, wife, and mother.

This unique literary debut from leading Irish art critic Cristín Leach weaves words and art with an unravelling of self that comes when a marriage breaks. In a multi-layered and incisive narrative, Leach writes about the gaps between reality and perception, about writing and anxiety, body and brain, breaking and making, succeeding and failing, conventionality and independence. The non-linear structure of Negative Space, with repeats, retakes, and details deliberately left unsaid, mimics the gaps in memory and understanding that are part of the human condition, especially during times of ...

It was the kind of phone call we all dread. Your elderly father has been admitted to hospital. Your even older mum is now at home alone. The answer? Simple. Drop everything, go back and help. The reality? Not so straightforward. Suddenly, you’re a kid again, stranded in the overheated house you grew up in. Soon they need you 24/7. And you want to help, of course you do. But now your own life starts to unravel almost as quickly as their health. And then there is nowhere else to go.

Perfect for fans of Untamed, Awake is a warm and powerful memoir of self-discovery, authenticity and rebuilding a life after divorce - and a moving account of one woman's courage to challenge the oppressive rules of her patriarchal US church community.

Known for her glamorous beauty, soap-opera personal life and magnetic screen presence, Elizabeth Taylor was the twentieth century’s most famous film star. Including unseen photographs and unread private reflections, this authorised biography is a fascinating and complete portrait worthy of the legend and her legacy. Elizabeth Taylor captures this intelligent, empathetic, tenacious, volatile and complex woman as never before. Kate Andersen Brower tells the full, unvarnished story of the classic Hollywood star who continues to captivate audiences the world over.

Chrissy’s song has not diminished over the years And the yellow daffodils still bloom. She was a beautiful child created from desperation, Christina Marie lit up lives and caused others to change their way of thinking. This is the story that shaped a family and taught a woman to fight back, stand up and believe in herself. And a child who was old beyond her years, aching to remain the big sister whom her siblings adored, but knowing her time on earth was numbered.

As a naive freshman, Catherine meets Walter, a senior and Big Man on Campus whose sophistication, confidence, and wealth both intimidate and excite her. A three-year absentee courtship follows, during which time the idea of Walt tethers Catherine to safety. She was programmed to marry someone like him, so she ignores the warning signs that they might not be a good match. Hoping to please her mother and seeking refuge from her fraught childhood, she marries and has children with him—but the marriage doesn’t last.

Twenty years after leaving London, Nina Stibbe is back in town with her dog, Peggy. Together they take up lodging in the house of writer Deborah (Debby) Moggach in Camden for 'a year-long sabbatical'. It’s a break from married life back in Cornwall, or even perhaps a fresh start altogether. Nina is not quite sure yet. Debby does not have many demands – only to water the garden, watch for toads, and defrost the odd pie – so Nina is free to explore the city she once called home.

Read by the author, this book, for one year follows her painful divorce. Denise Hildreth Jones chronicled every emotion, every new discovery, and every moment of God's unyielding presence. Flying Solo, the diary of that roller-coaster year, begins on the day Denise sat in court to hear a judge end her 13-year marriage and follows her through twelve months of soul-searching, heartbreak, and healing.

"There are children who blend well into a new family and for that, I salute you. When the transitioning adults are genuine in the approach of creating a safe and solid atmosphere between all parties, harmony flows. However, for the children who get lost in the midst of adults yearning to fulfill missing pieces without properly investigating whether the intended target is healthy for everyone, stories like mine are birthed." - Otishia E.

When writer Catherine Deveny faced the end of a 17-year relationship with the father of her children, she had no idea what lay on the other side of the months of tumult—she just knew she had to create space for a new life. But this wasn’t the first time Deveny had taken a plunge into the unknown or let go of conventional assumptions. In True North, she shares how she emerged from an oppressive Catholic upbringing in working-class Reservoir, found her tribe in Fitzroy’s share houses in the '80s and learnt to live life on her own terms.

Gerald Nissenbaum knows everything about his clients - how much is in their bank accounts, what kind of sex their spouses like, if they married for money or power, and who cheated with whom. For the first time in his long career, Nissenbaum gives the lowdown on all the antics he's experienced in dealing with clients who have money to burn.

In this deeply moving memoir, A.D. Russell takes us on a transformative journey of self-discovery and healing after facing two of life's most heart-wrenching challenges: the untimely death of her daughter and the dissolution of her marriage.

Benny's life is slowly unraveling. His parents are newly divorced, his mom chooses to move away, and Benny and his brother and sister are left with their chain-smoking dad, who has just been diagnosed with lung cancer. Benny is lonely, anxious, and very angry. He can't sleep at night and spends his days trying to survive fifth grade.

Bo and Brooklyn’s relationship is tested while Bo’s soon-to-be ex-wife tries to hold on for dear life. Bo’s ongoing divorce battle seems never-ending. Brooklyn acquires many valuable lessons about herself, not without making many costly mistakes along the way. Now that she has found what she considered her “soul mate” in Bo, she would have to defend herself against even her closest of friends, family members, and Bo’s soon-to-be ex-wife, Ruth.

Captivating, psychologically nuanced writing covers five years of guts and wit as she navigates: the splash zone of alcoholism, unbelievable deceit in many forms, single parenting, divorce court without a lawyer — that always goes well — and more. Poignant therapy sessions with Dr. Rachel Phoenix offer insights as sharp as the New York doc's shoes.

On the morning before Halloween in 2007, Sarah receives a phone call from her husband’s arborist colleague: Matt, her spouse of seven years and father of their two small children, has been severely injured by a falling tree branch while working in a neighborhood east of Seattle. Visions of their future go dark as she learns to care for the man she depended on for support. Faced with choices about how to behave through this unexpected journey, she takes as many steps back as she does forward and begins a rite of passage she never imagined.