The Divorce Shelf

My Husband Chose The Homewrecker Over Me, Now What?
Yolanda Randolph & Roshonda N. Blackmon
RettieBooks
9781734385380, Paperback: $17.99; E-book: $9.99; Hardcover: $20.00

https://www.amazon.com/Husband-Chose-Homewrecker-Over-What/dp/1734385383

My Husband Chose The Homewrecker Over Me, Now What? makes a big promise to = its readers from the start -- the promise of recovery from heartache and be= trayal in love:

"With each chapter, I'll take you through my own personal burn, sharing sto= ries of my process of maneuvering past my heartache and divorce in hopes th=
at my story will be a motivation for you to push past your pain and to focu=
s on your healing."

This is a candid account about being burned, confronting bad choices and un= intended good consequences, and the process of facing betrayal and reconstr= uction. It features an eye to salvaging not just one's financial life, but = emotional connections to life, faith, and new possibilities in love. The ro= ller-coaster of emotions experienced during this journey is explored with a=
sassy, lively voice that reviews the peaks and valleys of infidelity and d= ivorce. The advice to fellow women who are walking the same path comes not = from a psychotherapist or relationship expert, but one who has confronted h=
er own heartbreak, illusions, healing, and recovery process.

Yolanda Randolph and Roshonda N. Blackmon explore all these elements and mo= re, following what happens when a marriage breaks apart. Many books on the = market seem to offer similar-sounding approaches; but what sets My Husband = Chose The Homewrecker Over Me, Now What? apart from most others is its cand=
id blend of memoir and self-help exploration, which adopts both a determine=
d tone and one that exposes all the raw moments of heartbreak and the proce= sses that strengthen the soul.

From exes who, like ghosts, seem to "come back again and again" to haunt an=
d thwart recovery to moving on to the tests of character and misunderstandi= ngs that emerge from different situations when one attempts to lead a Chris= tian-based life, Randolph and Blackmon pull no punches in either Randolph's=
candid assessment of herself or the situations that draw her towards or aw=
ay from her foundation of faith. Another difference lays in the chapter abo=
ut kids and the impact of infidelity, heartbreak, and emotional currents in=
the home. Readers receive the astute admonition that "...kids need time to=
process, too, after breakups, changes, and divorce. There was a void in th= eir lives, too, just as much as there was one in my life."

The story goes on to expand into the scenario of a stepfather also departin=
g: "First their father is gone and now this! The stepfather may not be the = biological father, but his presence is still missed around the house when h= e's no longer around."

The in-depth details about the household impacts of such events offers read= ers much food for thought about the adjustments and clashes between all fam= ily members as healing takes place, and is an invaluable part of the curati=
ve process that's often missed in books about divorce and recovery. The res= ult is a Christian-based examination of marriage, lapses, recovery, and red= emption that places the onus of strength on the woman who faces a home-wrec= king situation and emerges from it to forge a new life not just for herself=
, but her whole family.

Libraries strong in Christian stories of redemption, revitalization, and re= juvenation will find the honest tone and practical insights into recovering=
from a breakup offers not just much food for thought, but many discussion = points that Christian reading groups can raise and learn from.

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