This Is Not the Story You Think It Is...
A Season of Unlikely Happiness
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4.4 • 105 Ratings
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- $12.99
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- $12.99
Publisher Description
By the time Laura Munson had turned 40, her life was not how she thought it would turn out. Career success had eluded her; her beloved father was no longer around to be her biggest cheerleader; and her husband wanted out of their marriage.
Poignant, wise, and often exceedingly funny, this is the moment-by- moment memoir of a woman who decided to let go-in the midst of the emotional equivalent of a Category 5 hurricane. It recounts what happened as Munson set out on her spiritual journey-and provides raw, powerful inspiration to anyone searching for peace in an utterly unpredictable world.
PUBLISHERS WEEKLY
A kind of colloquial diary composed during the rocky summer her husband was suffering a midlife crisis, debut author Munson aims to convince the reader, in her chatty, self-absorbed narrative, that her hard-won serenity helped conquer her husband's shakiness at committing himself to their future together. When her husband (who remains nameless) announced his uncertainty that he loved her, then embarked on bizarrely atypical behavior, leaving her and their two children, eight and 12, wondering where he was, Munson had her own notions about what was ailing him, reinforced by mountains of self-help books and therapists: his job was failing, he was drowning in debt, and he was worried about losing their fabulous 20-acre horse-and-ski farm in rural Montana. Munson hoped he could regain a sense of gratitude for what they had, namely 15 years of a loving family. Munson urged her husband to take a trip, as she had just returned from a month-long rejuvenating stint to Italy, or even helicopter lessons, yet his resentment of her ran deeper than she cared to confront. She concentrated on what she could control, namely creating a nice home and throwing herself into community activism, then witnessed with joy her husband's gradual coming around. Unfortunately, Munson's journey doesn't ring entirely convincing or forthright, and if the title truly reflected her marital crisis, the reader might run the other way.
Customer Reviews
Well-done!
If you've ever gone through a really tough period in your life where you felt lost, Laura's description of her own tough time might help you understand it a bit more. Honest and direct writing style. I read it in a day! Good book Laura and thanks!
This is the story you want
Wonderful!
The secret to happiness , well said.
Not for me
Although the idea seemed interesting in theory, in practice it just didn't work. The "book" read like a self-absorbed teenagers diary and would have benefited from some editing and polishing. The characters lacked development and were hard to get attached to. It took me longer than usual to finish this book because the plot dragged and I just couldn't get into the story gh to care what happens.