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Straight Wives: Shattered Lives
by M.Ed., Bonnie Kaye
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Publisher: Bonnie Kaye Services
Straight Wives: Shattered Lives is a compilation of 27 stories of members of Bonnie Kaye, M.Ed's international support group. The women tell their personal stories to help millions of other women livnig or leaving their straight/gay marriages with the advice on how to move on. Kaye is a recogized authority in the counseling field of straight/gay marriages. Since 1984, she has worked with over 35,000 women in America and other countries helping them to put their lives back together by shedding light when they are surrounded by darkness on this subject. This is her fourth self-help book written on this subject. Women who don't understand how these "mis-marriages" (mistaken marriages) happen will learn from others about the dynamics of these relationships.
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| A "must have" book if you are a straight spouse. |
| Customer Rating: 5 out of 5 |
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As a professional life coach for straight spouses and formerly in a gay/straight marriage, I value Bonnie Kaye's book, Straight Wives: Shatter Lives as priceless. If you are a straight spouse, this is an excellent book to start picking up the pieces. If you are a gay spouse, I would recommend it for you to read to see the straight spouse's side of the story. I admire how the author sheds awareness on a marginalized group of women, straight spouses. This book is a collection of straight spouse struggles told from many different voices. Even though discovering your husband is a crisis, this book provides a refuge and hope for straight spouses. If you are a straight spouse, this book is definitely on the "must have list".
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| Where are the limbo wives? |
| Customer Rating: 2 out of 5 |
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I had high hopes for this book, but unfortunately found it to be disappointing. With the exception of one or two well written essays, the stories of these women were disoriented and poorly told. The grammatical errors were a HUGE distraction. Obviously, very little editing occurred before the book went to press. I wonder if Bonnie Kaye even read the stories because many do not maintain focus as the messages are full of hope one sentence and despair the next. While I understand all to well the roller coaster of emotions attributed to living this life, if you want to read a message of hope, this does not always convey it. Also, as my title states, there are no stories from "limbo" wives like myself. Most of the women in this book received some form of confession and surprisingly, many knew of the homosexual encounters before marriage. What about women like myself who found out after 20 years of marriage with no obvious hints along the way?
I do have good reviews for Kaye's "checklist" book. It is well-written and informative.
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