Divorced and Forty: Conquering Divorce with Your Sense of Humor Intact
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Divorced and Forty is a collection of (sometimes) humorous essays of one woman’s divorce experience and recovery. It runs the gamut of experiences from finding out about the “other woman,” dealing with loss, re-discovering self, being single, and dating again. The author shares her transformational journey of reconnecting with self and God as a result of this rejection and heartbreak. The author’s purpose is the hope that others experiencing betrayal, divorce and the daunting experience of trying to date after forty in an age of dating apps and technology, can relate and maybe even find some hope and laughter somewhere in the midst of the tears which inevitably accompany such a loss.
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| Publisher | Sojourn Publishing, LLC (July 7, 2019) |
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| Publication date | July 7, 2019 |
| Language | English |
| File size | 912 KB |
| Text-to-Speech | Enabled |
| Screen Reader | Supported |
| Enhanced typesetting | Enabled |
| X-Ray | Not Enabled |
| Word Wise | Enabled |
| Print length | 138 pages |
11 reviews for Divorced and Forty: Conquering Divorce with Your Sense of Humor Intact
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Jeff –
Beautifully written. Even though I am a man and the book was written from the viewpoint and perspective of a woman, much of it rang familiar to my own journey. I really respect Cody’s courage and perseverance. She came full circle in coming back to God for her answers and guidance recognizing that he is always in charge, not any man. That is a great message for my daughters. Sounds like she is on a great path forward…with her eyes wide open
Amazon Customer –
I connected with Cody’s book for she made me laugh and cry, and brought back some not so fond memories for me a few years back. She goes into detail about losing your sense of self while struggling with a relationship going south. Although the heartache is real, she explains how she found signs from the universe (God), so that she could move on and find happiness again. I highly recommend this book to anyone struggling with divorce at 40 or perhaps any age.
Amazon Customer –
Cody gives an honest look at what it means to survive divorce, and more so loss of a dream. She doesn’t profess to be perfect, but gives an honest observation of what she did to make it through the waves of grief.
Betty Jo Putney –
I grew up riding the same school bus as Cody and have known her most of my life, from a distance; as adults, we have been Facebook friends through the years. I look back over the years and remember her bliss when her husband proposed and she said, “yes” (it was on TV). I think back on the happy moments of a beautiful, picture-perfect home and family she shared on social media. They were a poster couple (literally): GI Joe and his Barbie Doll! And she “stood by her man”!
They created their own American dream and shared many happy moments. I remember being so happy for the pretty little girl I once knew. It seemed she had grown up, found her Prince Charming and would live and love happily ever after.
Then, she stopped sharing her happiness; it was as if she disappeared. I wondered what happened. When my sister told me, I remember being shocked.
I learned the American Hero wounded the American Beauty. As severely as he had been wounded, her heart was broken and the aftermath of their shattered dreams was devastating.
We all knew Cody was broken; she shut down. She did the only thing she could do: Shifted into survival mode and began to pick up the pieces of her broken heart.
As her friend-from-a-distance, I prayed for God to hold Cody in the palm of His hand and comfort her. As a nurse, I know time heals all wounds. Cody just needed time.
In the midst of her hell, Cody broke her Facebook silence and updated her status, she posted something like, “I just want my husband back.”
Her words were few, but said so much about how much she loved him (still), how much he hurt her and how much time she still needed. It was the most raw, vulnerable Facebook post I had ever read. Her book further expresses her walk through that deep, dark valley. It is sad and you will cry as her daughter silently cries. You will feel their pain. And you will need to take breaks. I am on one now. Cody’s pain is too much for me to bear at times! Her broken heart is on the pages. Word after word, she bares her soul. Perhaps what is most difficult is knowing the words I am reading now were written as she experienced them, in the moment of utter disparity. I see her as I feel her as I READ her.
Broken, heart and soul, she wrote; word by word she put her heart back together again; and as her wounds healed and she became whole again, the pieces, the words, became her book.
The story she tells is triumphant; the words that healed her are healing me. Let them heal and reveal you! You do not have to be “Divorced and Forty” to read and/or need this book. So far, I love it because I am learning my friend-from-a-distance is not so distant (different) after all! The human condition is what binds us, not the details of our stories; we all have pain, wounds and deep, dark valleys; read this book and be inspired to heal your pain, mend your wounds and keep walking through the valley, knowing you will be on top of the mountain again! Cody is! And because she did it, I know I will too!