To my ex-husband
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Publisher:
W. Morrow and Co
Publication Date:
[1994]
Edition:
First edition
Language:
English
Description
Susan Dundon's novel about the dissolution of a twenty-year marriage takes us, with poignancy and humor, on Emily Moore's journey of self-discovery.
Emily is forty-two when Nick leaves her because, as he says. "We want different things. It's no one's fault." To Emily, he had been not only husband and lover but best friend. Emily is hurt and angry; she feels betrayed. But she also misses the man she has loved, respected, admired, and yes, even liked. And so she writes to him, telling him in uncensored detail everything about her new life. Her reason, as she explains to him, is "I want you to know what it's like." She tells him what it's like to date after twenty years, to be involved with a man who has children by another marriage, to handle her own angry and sullen teenagers, to find herself taking in boarders, to survive the holidays, and to rely on the friendship of women. In the process, Emily challenges her view of herself, of her husband, and of their life together. The letters to her ex-husband become, unwittingly, a gift to herself. Emily Moore will survive, will grow, and will even triumph. Life will be different, and better.
Insightful, funny, and intelligent, To My Ex-Husband is an entertaining and enlightening commentary on the nature of love, marriage, and friendship, as well as a compelling chronicle of discovery and growth.
Emily is forty-two when Nick leaves her because, as he says. "We want different things. It's no one's fault." To Emily, he had been not only husband and lover but best friend. Emily is hurt and angry; she feels betrayed. But she also misses the man she has loved, respected, admired, and yes, even liked. And so she writes to him, telling him in uncensored detail everything about her new life. Her reason, as she explains to him, is "I want you to know what it's like." She tells him what it's like to date after twenty years, to be involved with a man who has children by another marriage, to handle her own angry and sullen teenagers, to find herself taking in boarders, to survive the holidays, and to rely on the friendship of women. In the process, Emily challenges her view of herself, of her husband, and of their life together. The letters to her ex-husband become, unwittingly, a gift to herself. Emily Moore will survive, will grow, and will even triumph. Life will be different, and better.
Insightful, funny, and intelligent, To My Ex-Husband is an entertaining and enlightening commentary on the nature of love, marriage, and friendship, as well as a compelling chronicle of discovery and growth.
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9780688124595
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Last Grouping Update | 2025-01-07 12:30:56PM |
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Marriage -- United States -- Fiction
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