Perfection: A Memoir of Betrayal and Renewal

Perfection: A Memoir of Betrayal and Renewal
ISBN-10
1921372796
ISBN-13
9781921372797
Series
Perfection
Category
Adultery
Pages
353
Language
English
Published
2009
Publisher
Scribe Publications
Author
Julie Metz

Description

EVERY WOMAN'S WORST NIGHTMAREA breathtakingly honest, gloriously written memoir about the complexities of forgiveness - the story of a young widow who discovers her husband's secret life only after his sudden death.Married to a charismatic, charming writer who adored her, Julie Metz and their young daughter lived in a beautiful home in an idyllic (if somewhat provincial) small town outside New York City. Her husband had just begun work on a food book on the topic of Umami, the Japanese idea of perfection, when he dropped dead on her kitchen floor from an embolism. Widowed at 44, Metz was suddenly a single mother with bills to pay and a daughter to raise on her own.Then, six months later, still grieving, she discovered her husband of twelve years had had a string of affairs - including a continuing relationship with a woman whom she considered a close friend. This incredible blow forced her to confront what was underneath the perfect veneer of her life and question this idea of perfection.Julie Metz's memoir is a story of coming to terms with painful truths, and of rebuilding both a life and an identity after betrayal and widowhood. Ultimately, it is a story of rebirth and happiness, if not perfection.

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