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    Beside Herself
    Beside Herself
    Beside Herself
    Audiobook8 hours

    Beside Herself

    Written by Elizabeth Laban

    Narrated by Erin Bennett

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    About this audiobook

    With her signature wit and charm, bestselling author Elizabeth LaBan shows how marriage doesn’t necessarily follow a straight line and unexpected detours might just bring you back to the place you most want to be.

    When she finds out her husband cheated, Hannah Bent thinks her marriage is over. Isn’t that what happens after an affair? But she’s seen friends divorce, and it’s not pretty. Plus, she and Joel have kids and an otherwise-happy life, and she still loves him, although begrudgingly.

    Furious and feeling stuck, she suggests having her own affair to even the score. Joel, desperate for forgiveness, agrees. But does she really want to go through with it? And how exactly does a married mother of two get back in the dating pool? Many awkward dates follow until she finds a deep and unexpected connection where she was least looking for it.

    Just as she thinks she’s made a decision, her journey to happiness is waylaid by storms of doubt. But the important thing is that she’s finally figuring out what she truly wants for herself, and she understands that whatever choice she makes must be hers and hers alone.

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherBrilliance Audio
    Release dateOct 22, 2019
    ISBN9781799748809
    Beside Herself
    Author

    Elizabeth Laban

    Elizabeth LaBan is the author of The Tragedy Paper, which has been translated into eleven languages; The Grandparents Handbook, which has been translated into seven languages; The Restaurant Critic's Wife; and Pretty Little World. She lives in Philadelphia with her restaurant-critic husband and two children.

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      Elizabeth LaBan Author of "Beside Herself"  has written a thought-provoking, emotional domestic drama. The Genres for this novel are Domestic Fiction, Fiction, Women's Fiction. The time-line for the story is in the present and goes to the past when it pertains to the events or characters.  The author describes her dramatic cast of characters as complex, complicated, and each having their own problems to work out. I appreciate the way that Elizabeth LaBan vividly describes her characters and their thoughts and actions.What would you do if you find out that your loyal loving husband that you have two amazing children with has evidence of an affair on his phone?  What if your husband promises you that he has loved only you, and will love only you forever? How would you react? Hannah Bent has indeed discovered that her husband Joel has had an affair. Hannah is 'beside herself". Should she divorce her husband? How will she ever forgive him? Hannah wonders if she has an affair will that even the score? How does one start dating, especially with two young children?Hannah is the only one that can make this decision. The author discusses the importance of family, friends, emotional support, love and hope. I would highly recommend this heartfelt and thought-provoking story.