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This Is Not The Story You Think It Is: A Season of Unlikely Happiness
This Is Not The Story You Think It Is A Season of Unlikely Happiness
Author: Laura Munson
Laura Munson's essay in the New York Times, about the time she was tested in a way she never anticipated, created a firestorm-now here's the whole story. — When Laura Munson's essay was published, The New York Times was so flooded with responses that they had to close down the comment feature. Readers wrote in saying that th...  more »
ISBN-13: 9780399156656
ISBN-10: 0399156658
Publication Date: 4/1/2010
Pages: 352
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  • Currently 3.2/5 Stars.
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3.2 stars, based on 21 ratings
Publisher: Amy Einhorn Books/Putnam
Book Type: Hardcover
Other Versions: Paperback, Audio CD
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Missy1019 avatar reviewed This Is Not The Story You Think It Is: A Season of Unlikely Happiness on + 104 more book reviews
Helpful Score: 3
I heard all the hype about this book on TV; apparently this book put Munson on the charts with this personal memoir, after writing 14 unpublished ones. If you are grappling with a spouse who wants to end the marriage, this book provides good tools on how to keep yourself sane without reacting and fighting with your spouse. She describes not allowing outside influences dictate your own personal happiness. Well that is difficult when you are married to someone who makes a choice that will affect your future. She tries to trust her gut instinct that it will all work out and focus on her own personal quest in life. I thought it was good yet left a lot of unanswered questions, since this is only written from her point of view and we have no clue as to what the husband was going through. I wish there was more about the breakdown rather than her own personal thoughts on what was happening.
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Helpful Score: 1
I would hope that if I were ever in her position, I would handle it with as much grace and poise. She consciously, on purpose, chose not to suffer through what could be deemed as THE most difficult thing a wife would go through.
It was written with pure honesty, some good humor (considering her anger) and so much love for her family. I LOVED this book!
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I liked this account of a woman who is determined to save her marriage with her husband requests a divorce.


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