Ask Me About My Divorce: Women Open Up About Moving On

I found the writing by A. Solomon reflective and moving. I can feel the palpable hardship in her words and for which I have a great deal of empathy, understanding. I also acknowledge and praise her for surviving the way she did and had to. I can tell the writer saw through her pain and struggle into a light of rebirth which for the reader(myself) was invoking and refreshing.

I couldn't put this book down. It was so powerful, and so encouraging. I felt like I had 28 new best friends.

Ask Me About My Divorce is a gathering of voices, a cross section of women from every walk of life who have finally found just that, their voices. Each essay has its element of gut wrenching sorrow, moments that make me a woman who has lost and loved, cry - yet, the sorrow is just a piece of the whole - these stories are monumental moments of jubilation - sorrow becomes freedom becomes joy. I am neither married, nor divorced, but I celebrate the individuality of these voices that echo like a battle cry, "I will no longer be silent, I will no longer be fearful, I will awaken and I will be the woman I was meant to be." No one enters marriage thinking of it crumbling just like that unpreserved bridal bouquet - brittle flowers turned to powder at the touch. But. Should it happen, there should be no shame, no stigmas - Ask Me About My Divorce opens up the dialog for each of us to share and talk about our relationships. Like a Matryoshka (Russian Nested doll), these intricate tales stack neatly into an overarching thread of divorcing, and finding ones self and entirely new take on life - what could be more powerful and inspirational than that?

For People who tend to blame themselves when things go wrong- this book is reassuring and insightful. Perhaps bad things happen for reasons yet to be understood...The authors of the short stories in this book deserve a lot of credit. They've taken a chance, put themselves out there and written from the heart. Most importantly, they've taken the time to explore their own personal challenges and reveal what they are learning about loss in order to help others. If you don't dare to love, learn and explore new possibilities- you can't grow. These women have grown. This book is important for anyone who dares to dream, pursue goals, stumble, dust themselves off and stand up stronger. This book is for anyone who longs to do these things. You don't have to be married, divorced or a woman to appreciate the message in this book. It's for everyone. This new book's chapter entitled, "The Love List" was written by my childhood friend & budding new author Julie Hammonds. The author has so much to give. She a high school valedictorian, a varsity swimmer, a thoughtful friend & the recipient of a full scholarship to Harvard for her studies in biology. She's soft spoken with a terrific smile. She's lovely inside and out. She chose to study environmental science at UC Berkeley. When she married, they made their own kayaks & traveled waterways all over the U.S. and landed in Alaska. She's an environmentalist. He's a journalist. Julie's greatest attribute (it's hard to pick one) is her thoughtful & inspired writing style. She's always shared her personal view of the world through beautiful poignant language....no less so when she was stunned by her own divorce. "It began as so may things do in my life, with a list. First, a list of losses: a 7 year marriage, a home, the feeling of security that comes when you know you belong to one particular person & place. After my husband told me he was done with our marriage & ready to move on, these losses were inevitable...These losses would take place, whether I was ready or not."