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Alone: A Love Story

Alone: A Love Story

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Alone: A Love Story is an award-winning memoir by Michelle Parise. With candour and humour, Michelle delves into the deepest, darkest aspects of her divorce and her new life as a part-time parent, part-time partier.

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  • Chapter 1: Not if, how

    Chapter 1: Not if, how
    Sep 19 2017
    On the cusp of her 39th birthday, recently divorced Michelle struggles with a complicated new romance. A drunken tarot card reading returns her to 1999, when she first met The Scientist (soon to be The Husband) and all was filled with promise.
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    20 mins
  • Chapter 2: Why not?

    Chapter 2: Why not?
    Sep 20 2017
    The relationship with The Scientist proves harder than expected, and yet he surprise-proposes right when a huge world tragedy occurs. Michelle says yes, starting a chain of compromises as they plan a wedding and get married.
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    22 mins
  • Chapter 3: The feelings I don't feel

    Chapter 3: The feelings I don't feel
    Sep 21 2017
    The first four years of marriage are a happy, love-drunk time until The Husband delivers an ultimatum. Michelle reluctantly (at first) gets pregnant, and everything starts to change in her — physically and mentally.
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    19 mins
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this story is now one of my favorite stories I've ever heard in my life. I listened to it on Audible as a podcast but I would love to go get the physical book and take notes. The music is amazing and Michelle is just awesome. I relate and every single thing she says and does because I'm not same as Italian girl who is a hopeless romantic and believes in monogamy and I'm also 39 years old so this really helped me@

This story is highly recommended! It is now my fav

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