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The last few years buzziest nonfiction releases have included several powerful divorce memoirs, fromSarah MangusosLiarstoLeslie JamisonsSplinters.
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The result is a comprehensive, complex, and emotionally resonant social history of marital dissatisfaction made actionable.
But more realistically, its terrifying.
So thats what I hope Im doing.
So thats definitely one of them.
I also love Deborah Levys memoirs.
I love the way she writes about work and family and friendship in the after time of being divorced.
I definitely love to watch movies about divorce, and Im always looking for more.
Is there anything you think we should stop asking divorced people, or maybe that we shouldstartasking?
I think balancing the fact of the grief with some permission to celebrate is important for recent divorcees.
But actually, I understand that sometimes its cathartic to really get it out there.
You write about growing up in an environment where divorce was very much at the forefront.
Like, I always joke that divorce is truly our family business.
Does it feel different?
And then I remember that, actually, this phase lasts forever.
This conversation has been edited and condensed.
No Fault: A Memoir of Romance and Divorce
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