| Edition |
First Atria Books hardcover edition. |
| Description |
ix, 324 pages ; 24 cm |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 273-281, 293-312) and index. |
| Summary |
"Splitopia challenges outdated, negative assumptions about divorce with sharp wit, searing honesty, rigorous research, and intimate interviews, and offers guidance for healthier, happier splits"-- Provided by publisher. |
| Contents |
What we talk about when we talk divorce -- The joy of ex : my quest for a more perfect disunion -- Principles of parting : laying the groundwork for a good divorce -- The expanded family : break up a marriage, not a family -- The opposite of an engagement : telling others about your divorce -- Friends ... and lack thereof : loneliness and how divorce affects non-romantic relationships -- Hurricane : when crisis hits -- I love you, you're perfect (now that you're gone) : the need for boundaries -- Don't buy your lawyer a country house : making it legal -- Transformative acts : making it feel real -- Does this couch match my personality? : creating a home, alone -- Am I free tonight? Let me check with my husband : dating while divorced, or even just separated -- Happily ever after divorce : the evolving post-marriage relationship. |
| Subject |
Divorce.
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Marriage.
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Families.
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FAMILY & RELATIONSHIPS / Divorce & Separation.
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SOCIAL SCIENCE / Sociology / Marriage & Family.
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FAMILY & RELATIONSHIPS / Marriage.
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Divorce. (OCoLC)fst00895809
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Families. (OCoLC)fst01728849
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Marriage. (OCoLC)fst01010443
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| ISBN |
9781476725512 (hardcover) |
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1476725519 (hardcover) |
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