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As a twelve-year-old girl, Maria Housden’s vision of a happy future included everything that society expects girls to yearn for: a home, a husband, and, of course, children. Life had other plans. Unraveled is Housden’s riveting and thoughtful story of how, after the death of her young daughter, she found the courage to break away from her role as a wife and stay-at-home mom and strike out on her own in search of a more fulfilling life. Leaving her three surviving children in the primary custody of her husband, Housden faced down the disbelief of friends and family and began a journey that would ultimately lead her not only to the truth about herself, but also to a deeper and more loving connection with her children. Housden writes about the emotional reckoning that led to her decision and the ways in which she has become the best mother she can be while no longer living with her children full-time. With fierce honesty and the same gift for poignantly beautiful writing that she demonstrated in the bestselling Hannah’s Gift, Housden makes a valuable contribution to our collective conversation about mothering, marriage, and the assumptions we make about the way life is supposed to be. Unraveled is the remarkable story of one woman’s choice not to live every girl’s dream . . . and instead to find her own.… (more)
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"There are many days when my heart still aches to be more with my kids, but I also know and trust that I am close to and still discovering my changes. And each morning as I sit on my terrace, sipping my coffee and gazing out at the ocean, I feel blessed to be reminded again that every river, no matter its twists and bends, always returns to the sea."
My, my. Isn't that pretty? I mean, Huh? I'm sorry, but I found this whole story to be completely self-serving, mawkish and overly romanticized in the manner of a Harlequin romance novel. I skim-read whole passages and pages. Not recommended, but probably worth what I paid for it.
- Tim Bazzett, author of the memoir, BOOKLOVER
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