But you seemed so happy a marriage, in pieces and bits
Six weeks after she and her husband announced their divorce, Kimberly Harrington began writing a book she thought would be about divorce, heavy on the dark humor. After all, she and her future ex had chosen to still live together in the same house with their kids as they slowly transitioned from bei...
| Main Author: | Harrington, Kimberly (Author) |
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| Format: | Books Print Book |
| Language: | English |
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New York, NY :
Harper, an imprint of HarperCollins Publishers,
[2021]
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| Edition: | First edition. |
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Table of Contents:
- Preface: My little homewrecker
- Prologue: The honeymoon
- Me. Maiden ; Say thank you ; What to expect when you're expecting to be a Gen X girl ; Notes from family living class ; Teenage dirtbag ; These are the things I know about myself
- Marriage. A relationship history, in brief ; A portrait of the man and the moment ; Some questions for men in engagement photos ; Philosophical frogs ; Why did you get married? ; Life is better on weed ; Now that we've had a baby my terms and conditions have changed ; Everybody wants some ; How to fix your hedonic treadmill ; DIY marriage therapy ; Contempt, and other things familiarity breeds ; Funny story ; And you may ask yourself, well, how did I get here?
- "Divorce". Lightbulbs ; How to punch your kids in the face ; Hi, we're getting a divorce ; Thank you, acquaintance, for the very good advice on how to save my marriage ; Looking at strangers ; The unbelievably boring but true tale of divorce witch ; The anglerfish ; Things people say when you get divorced that they really should say when you get engaged ; Nuts and bolts ; Creating our grief ; When Sally divorced Harry
- Epilogue: Adult swim.