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Rewriting My Happily Ever After: A Memoir of Divorce and Discovery

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“In the most unlikely moments, I would catch glimpses of the person I used to be: the child who shrieked with delight as her dress swirled about her like a balloon, the girl who used to see the glass as half full, the young woman who used to laugh at the absurdity of life. All of those previous versions of myself had existed, yet I couldn’t have imagined what the future versions would be like.”

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Book:Rewriting My Happily Ever After: A Memoir of Divorce and Discovery
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