Shannon T. (chippygirl) - reviewed on 2/11/2010 + 31 more book reviews

Helpful Score: 5

Normally, I wouldn't dream of reviewing a book I haven't finished. But I can't even stomach finishing this book as I find the author so distastful and vengeful.
The author and her young daughter lose their husband/father suddenly. The author later finds that the husband has carried on with a series of extramarital affairs throughout their relationship. About 2/3rd of the way through the book the author is still focused on the women the husband had affairs with, blaming them, calling them, sometimes harrasing them. Meanwhile, her daughters emotional needs seem to be neglected. At one point the author recalls that she knowingly slept with a married man, prior to her own marriage. Hello?? It sounds to me as if two perfectly matched narcissists found each other, married, one passed, now the other is out for revenge.
The full title is Perfection, A Memoir of Betrayal and Renewal. I will be missing the renewal part of the book, because I'm not able to finish this one.

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