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A Beautiful, Terrible Thing: A Memoir of Marriage and Betrayal
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"Like Big Little Lies, A Beautiful Terrible Thing is a startling reminder that fairy tales aren't real. A master class in suspenseful storytelling, Jen Waite recounts the lies, betrayals, and infidelity she endured with unrestrained honesty and deft candor. I couldn't turn away."—Jillian Lauren, New York Times bestselling author of Some Girls: My Life in a Harem and Everything You Ever Wanted
What do you do when you discover that the person you've built your life around never existed? When "it could never happen to me" does happen to you?
These are the questions facing Jen Waite when she begins to realize that her loving husband—the father of her infant daughter, her best friend, the love of her life—fits the textbook definition of psychopath. In a raw, first-person account, Waite recounts each heartbreaking discovery, every life-destroying lie, and reveals what happens once the dust finally settles on her demolished marriage.
After a disturbing email sparks Waite's suspicion that her husband is having an affair, she tries to uncover the truth and rebuild trust in her marriage. Instead, she finds more lies, infidelity, and betrayal than she could have imagined. Waite obsessively analyzes her relationship, trying to find a single moment from the last five years that isn't part of the long-con of lies and manipulation. With a dual-timeline narrative structure, we see Waite's romance bud, bloom, and wither simultaneously, making the heartbreak and disbelief even more affecting.
What do you do when you discover that the person you've built your life around never existed? When "it could never happen to me" does happen to you?
These are the questions facing Jen Waite when she begins to realize that her loving husband—the father of her infant daughter, her best friend, the love of her life—fits the textbook definition of psychopath. In a raw, first-person account, Waite recounts each heartbreaking discovery, every life-destroying lie, and reveals what happens once the dust finally settles on her demolished marriage.
After a disturbing email sparks Waite's suspicion that her husband is having an affair, she tries to uncover the truth and rebuild trust in her marriage. Instead, she finds more lies, infidelity, and betrayal than she could have imagined. Waite obsessively analyzes her relationship, trying to find a single moment from the last five years that isn't part of the long-con of lies and manipulation. With a dual-timeline narrative structure, we see Waite's romance bud, bloom, and wither simultaneously, making the heartbreak and disbelief even more affecting.
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Reviews for A Beautiful, Terrible Thing
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- Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5This was so raw and real. Thank you for writing this Jen.
- Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5This book gives you an eye opening view of ever painful relationship that ended in demise due to cheating! It makes you see whether the cheater is an ass or a psycho!
- Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Good book, but drags on in parts. Slow and sad.
- Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5This story is all too familiar for myself and now for my best friend. This book touched a few nerves but with every "before and after", I could imagine the ending and this kept me wanting to get there.
- Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5This was an absolutely delightful, thought-provoking, emotionally-moving book. I believe that many readers will find many passages that they deeply relate to. I certainly did. Having faced my own dysfunctional relationship in life, I grew from hearing another perspective and realizing that others have fallen innocently for a deeply flawed partner. Jen is at once a sympathetic, yet strong, character that you can’t help but root for. I’ll look forward to the follow-up book.