{"product_id":"breaking-apart-a-memoir-of-divorce-paperback","title":"Breaking Apart: A Memoir of Divorce - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eWendy Swallow\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eNow in paperback, this \"courageous story, beautifully told\" [\u003ci\u003eWashington Post\u003c\/i\u003e] offers a searing examination of a marriage coming apart piece by piece. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003e\"There are those who believe it is simple selfishness that leads people to divorce. For those of us who have lived it, it's hard to see why anyone would rip out their veins for some immature or narcissistic desire to get what they want, because that is what it feels like.\"\u003c\/i\u003e --from \u003ci\u003eBreaking Apart\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003ePiercingly honest and profoundly moving, Wendy Swallow's memoir traces the arc of her marriage and its painful disintegration. Her journey through divorce's rough terrain--and the reconstruction of her life after divorce--offers an electrifying literary portrait of what it is to relinquish the comfort and security of a long-held dream.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eA former staff writer for the Washington Post, Wendy Swallow is currently a journalism professor at American University and a freelance writer. A divorced mother of two, Swallow lives in Kensington, Maryland, outside of Washington, D.C.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 292\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.82 x 8.04 x 5.06 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e January 24, 2007\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":67923677380915,"sku":"9780786885169","price":28.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0300\/5595\/6612\/files\/vhRNAWcbGC9780786885169.webp?v=1793825522","url":"https:\/\/www.vysn.com\/products\/breaking-apart-a-memoir-of-divorce-paperback","provider":"VYSN","version":"1.0","type":"link"}