This Is Not the Story You Think It Is
by Munson, Laura
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 they had sent the column to all of their friends. Therapists wrote Munson to tell her that they were passing it out to their clients. What did Munson write that caused such a fervor? Laura detailed what happened when her husband of more than twenty years told her he wasn't sure he loved her anymore and wanted to move out. And while you might think you know where this story is going, this isn't the story you think it is. Laura's response to her husband: I don't buy it. In this poignant, wise, and often funny memoir, Munson recounts a period of months in which her faith in herself-and her marriage-was put to the test. Shaken to the core after the death of her beloved father, not finding the professional success that she had hoped for, and after countless hours of therapy, Laura finally, at age forty, realized she had to stop basing her happiness on things outside her control and commit herself to an "End of Suffering." This Is Not The Story You Think It Is... chronicles a woman coming to terms with the myths we tell ourselves-and others-about our life and realizing that ultimately happiness is completely within our control. Watch a Video
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THIS IS NOT THE STORY YOU THINK IT IS...; A Season of Unlikley Happiness
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New York: Amy Einhorn Books / G. P. Putnam's Sons, 2010. First Edition, First Printing. Cloth and boards. Like New/Fine. INSCRIBED by the Author on the title page, 8vo, qray quarter cloth with gold lettering on spine over light gray boards, archival mylar-protected photographic dust jacket (unclipped) with a [lucky?] horseshoe, 343 pages + [1] About the Author.… Read more about this item Item Price
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This is Not the Story You Think It Is: A Season of Unlikely Happiness
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Harper Collins, Sydney, 2010. First Edition. Softcover. New Book. Second impression of the First Edition. Size: Octavo 8vo (standard book size). 343 pages. This book is currently IN STOCK and would be shipped directly from our Australian address.. This controversial true story about how a woman saved her marriage has already caused a media storm,… Read more about this item Item Price
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New York:: Putnam,, (2010). SIGNED hardcover first edition -. Very near fine in a fine dust jacket (an unread copy but with some toning to the edges of the textblock. ). First printing. A book which tells the story of what happened when Laura's "husband of more than twenty years told her he wasn't sure he loved her… Read more about this item Item Price
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This Is Not the Story You Think It Is...: A Season of Unlikely Happiness (Playaway Adult Nonfiction)
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UNITED STATES: Findaway World, 2010 Audio Book. Good. preloaded_digital_audio_player. PLAYAWAY. Reliable and Presentable PLAYAWAY EDITION. Withdrawn from the library collection. Digital audio player already pre-loaded audio book. PLAYAWAY IS EASY TO USE! Just plug in the earphones, press the power button ON and begin to listen and enjoy. Some library markings. Included is a NEW BATTERY and… Read more about this item Item Price
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