The Straight Spouse [Paperback]

You never, ever, have to worry about me being with another womanthat will never happen, said Victor. What you do have to worry about is me being with another man.[KM1]

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That moment is the beginning of the end of a happily-ever-after marriage.After 12 years of marriage, Victor confesses to his wife that he is tormented by samesex yearnings. Despite his revelation, she is determined to do whatever it takes to make their marriage work: candid conversations, visits with clergy, work with a therapist, search for relevant books. She struggles to keep her marriage from falling apart.

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The Straight Spouse: A Memoir is a love story about a woman who is married to a man who turns out to be gayand how she deals with it in unexpected ways. This story takes place in the early 1990sway before Oprahwhen she believes she is the only woman in the world to face this unthinkable threat to her marriage. Her journeysometimes disturbing, sometimes upliftingis about the importance of letting go and finding ones own way through hard times.

[KM1]Vivian doesnt want italic, but is there some way to distinguish this from the rest of the copy since it is a direct quote from the book? Larger font, bold, whatever you think works.