{"product_id":"disassembly-required-beverly-willett-9781642931501","title":"Disassembly Required: A Memoir of Midlife Resurrection","description":"\u003cb\u003eAfter a small-town southern girl turned New Yorker watches her American Dream implode, she musters the courage to begin again--resurrecting the powerful woman her daughters had glimpsed during their family's darkest times.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eI scrolled to voicemail on my husband's cell phone. Instantly I heard a woman's voice I'd never heard before. \u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003e\"I love you. Call me at home,\" the voice said. \u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eMy hand trembled. I inhaled my tears and stuffed my wails inside so the children, one floor above, wouldn't hear. \u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003e\"Want to come over here tomorrow and have a little time to be private instead of meeting at the office?\" the voice continued. \u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eFear exploded in my chest. I couldn't swallow. I wanted to bolt the doors and keep my family in suspended animation, safe and rolled up in their covers until I could figure out what to do next...\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eA raw and riveting memoir, \u003ci\u003eDisassembly Required\u003c\/i\u003e invites readers along, moment by gut-wrenching moment, on one woman's journey from betrayal and devastation to resilience and recovery. From learning of her husband's affair, to family court, to life as a single mother, Beverly Willett perseveres in resisting injustice, the loss of her family unit, and the sale of the beautiful Brooklyn Brownstone her family had called home. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWillett knows selling her house will require taking inventory of her possessions; she does not realize it will require taking inventory of herself. But as she surrenders her hopes for a life that hasn't turned out the way she imagined, the world opens back up. And Willett leaps toward it, embracing uncertainty. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eDisassembly Required\u003c\/i\u003e is a story of quiet struggle and persistence. Unflinchingly honest in its examination of the discomforts of change, it celebrates the opportunities for transformation.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Beverly Willett\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1642931500\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781642931501\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Post Hill Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 07\/30\/2019\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 288\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.95lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.30h x 5.60w x 1.30d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e 01\/01\/0001","brand":"Beverly Willett","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":43937117372671,"sku":"9781642931501","price":26.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/products\/img_056f8bf3-850b-4bac-a216-5e05b252a413.jpg?v=1681428322","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/disassembly-required-beverly-willett-9781642931501","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}