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4 of 4 found the following review helpful:
An Eye Opener Nov 22, 2006
By Benjamin H. Carlisle
This is hardly a man's book, but I read it in attempt to understand what a recently-divorced woman friend was going through. Now I get it. And I would think every woman who is contemplating divorce or going through the throes of one should read it. Then they might know that they also would survive and maybe even prosper from it.
2 of 2 found the following review helpful:
courageous journey Dec 01, 2006
By April Ely
This book tells about one woman's courageous journey of stepping outside of familiar roles into the unknown of finding one's true self. This woman happens to be my mother. This is her story, told with great honesty, about a time in which I lived through but did not truly understand. As her daughter, this book gave me the rare opportunity of looking into her inner thoughts and feelings to help have greater understanding and insight. However, I believe that this book has the incredible potential to help other adult daughters gain greater perspective and understanding of similar transformations that their mothers may have made or be in process of making. Additionally, I feel the book can help validate the experience of any woman who has, or is considering, making a courageous change in her life.
1 of 1 found the following review helpful:
Daring to Dream... Feb 13, 2008
By Nancy Leigh
This little book has helped me to move forward in my life...to get out of the "stuck" place I have been for too long. Karen Ely makes this book so personal, I felt like I was listening to a good friend. She is honest, vulnerable at times and allows her journey to show others that it's ok to "feel this way", even if you don't know why "this way" is. I gave this book to my future ex husband to read to help him understand...and he did. Thank you Karen for sharing your journey with me. Suddenly I don't feel so alone.
Inspiring and insightful. Jan 27, 2009
By James Bubash
"patricia the counselor"
Where was this book when I was experiencing similar life changing events decades ago? How comforting Karen's words would have been for me as I tried to decide what was really important in my life. What was needed in achieving balance in my life, and how was I to find that balance, along with happiness and tranquility? To have been aware that I had kindred spirits -other women also searching would have kept me from feeling like it was only me who was not "in sync".
But, better now than later - this is a book I can give as a gift to my now kindred spirits!
patricia bubash, author, Successful Second Marriages
Walking in My Shoes Dec 07, 2006
By Patricia Miner
Daring to Dream is a book that so wonderuflly depicts what it is like to leave a long term marriage, the changing of the family structure and the concern about how it is going to effect your children. I also left a long term marriage of 27 years and moved into a life I could have never imagined. The way Karen describes the worries, doubts and confusion parallels so much of my own experience that it felt at times as though she had walked in my shoes. It is not easy to leave a marriage and your family as you have known it for decades. Your emotions are on a roller coaster ride and so much of the time it felt as though I was at the very top just waiting for the car to go rushing down leaving me filled with anxiety and guilt. This book reveals the true agony of making such a decision that is life changing for you and the people you love. I hope this brings comfort to other women who have traveled this road, as it did for me, and to help families understand that this type ofdecision is not taken lightly by most women, even if it looks easy from the outside. Thank you Karen for having the courage to open up your life so others can find comfort and validation for their experience in leaving a marriage.
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