This Is Not The Story You Think (2000) - Plot & Excerpts
I can't remember where I heard about this book first - I think it may have been from Oprah's Bookclub Email. I tried to get a copy through my local library and the lovely staff there were able to find it through Inter-library loans (thanks Geelong Regional Library!)This is an interesting book. Its not a novel but a diary like account of a tumultuously few months in the life of New York Times columnist Laura Munson when her husband of 20 years told her he might not love her anymore and wants to leave.Laura tries to face this upheaval in a grown up and mature manner, using various methods she has learnt to try and help her husband find his way through this crisis. Her realistic and honest writing is a refreshing change and her description of her life in Montana made me want to visit.With some level headed honest advice this book is easy to read and will help many see how the best way to happiness is taking control for yourself. A read that reminds us that we're responsible for our own happiness.In this memoir, Munson writes honestly about the effect her husband's words, "I'm not sure I love you any more," had on her. Not only does she meet his declaration with strength and grace, but she discovers that she is the source of her own happiness.The book is, in essence, a journal of the four to five month period in her and her family's life.
What do You think about This Is Not The Story You Think (2000)?
couldn't put it down but found it so frustrating to read..
—gerrta05
Overall I found this book to be self indulgent and whiny.
—NiaBeGee
