there's a book called "A Year by the Sea: Thoughts of An Unfinished Woman"
It's a WAW's story of the year "off" from her long term m and her h's struggle to understand it.
SPOILER ALERT
--they reconcile.
but it was a powerful story of her transition in life...and how she tried to do it lovingly but kind of could not. Incredibly articulate.
They made it to the other side...and you can too. Maybe you should read it first but I bet your w would get a lot out of it...first YOU check it out b/c it's been a few years since I read it.
But it touched me.
Thank you so much for this suggested reading. I juts orderd it from Amazon. Can't wait to read it, esp as it is from the WAW perspective. I may suggest it to my W if I feel she will be receptive to it. Early in the bombing run she was very much against any type of publication like this but she has softened quite a bit and her defenses are not as prevelent. Funny you chose this book because she kept saying she wished she could have a big "timeout" and stay in a cottage by the sea for a time.
