Thursday, 9 February 2012

B4H Review: This is Not the Story You Think It Is – Laura Munson


This book has the most awesome tag line. “My partner said he didn’t love me any more. I said I don’t buy it”.
Our usual reaction to being rejected is to be upset, hurt, wounded, devastated. This writer can see that her husband is going through some stuff that actually isn’t about her; it’s his problem. So she gives him plenty of space to work it out for himself. That is a small miracle in itself. Her descriptions of attempting to be the perfect housewife; baking cookies, bottling jam, making family roasts all with a cheery smile, while he continues to glower and pout and try to blame her for his mid life crisis are priceless and hilarious. I tried her tactics with my husband and they worked when I was able to do it-but I am still in admiration of her strength and courage in the face of such awfulness-she’s a far cooler cookie than me….

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