Splitopia, dispatches from today's good divorce and how to part well, Wendy Paris
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Splitopia, dispatches from today's good divorce and how to part well, Wendy Paris
Language
eng
Bibliography note
Includes bibliographical references (pages 273-281, 293-312) and index
Index
index present
Literary Form
non fiction
Main title
Splitopia
Nature of contents
bibliography
Oclc number
913303510
Responsibility statement
Wendy Paris
Sub title
dispatches from today's good divorce and how to part well
Summary
"Splitopia challenges outdated, negative assumptions about divorce with sharp wit, searing honesty, rigorous research, and intimate interviews, and offers guidance for healthier, happier splits"--, Provided by publisher
Table Of Contents
What we talk about when we talk divorce -- The joy of ex : my quest for a more perfect disunion -- Principles of parting : laying the groundwork for a good divorce -- The expanded family : break up a marriage, not a family -- The opposite of an engagement : telling others about your divorce -- Friends ... and lack thereof : loneliness and how divorce affects non-romantic relationships -- Hurricane : when crisis hits -- I love you, you're perfect (now that you're gone) : the need for boundaries -- Don't buy your lawyer a country house : making it legal -- Transformative acts : making it feel real -- Does this couch match my personality? : creating a home, alone -- Am I free tonight? Let me check with my husband : dating while divorced, or even just separated -- Happily ever after divorce : the evolving post-marriage relationship
Target audience
adult
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