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THE "ANTI-DIVORCE" BOOK FOR COUPLES WHO ARE COMMITTED TO MAKING "I DO" LAST FOR A LIFETIME Robert Stephan Cohen believes that no marriage is half as complicated as a divorce -- and with three decades of experience as a high-profile divorce lawyer, he should know! In Reconcilable Differences, he gives couples the keys to navigating conflicts before they become roadblocks to marital harmony. Cohen begins by identifying the seven "Universal Differences" that often lead to conflict but don't necessarily signal the end of the union: Parallel Lives * Communication * Sex * Money * Infidelity * Transitions * In-laws/Family With the cool, compassionate voice of a trusted adviser, he then explains that there are three phases of conflict: Warning signs -- the early tip-offs that trouble is brewing; Crimes and misdemeanors -- actions guaranteed to raise tempers; and Reconciliation -- the process of getting back on track. Drawing on countless case histories, Cohen reveals how to put these differences behind you and move forward -- together.
*** 'An honest and thoughtful memoir. Moving but, ultimately, full
of hope. Beautiful.' KATE MOSSE 'Superb. Love & Care is a book
about the unbreakable bonds of family, the cruelty of passing time
and a love that never dies.' TONY PARSONS 'A beautiful, intimate
story of love and understanding - candid and funny. This is a
lyrical memoir of hope and forgiveness.' RAYNOR WINN, author of The
Salt Path * Shaun is finally free of responsibilities to anyone but
himself; single, with two grown up daughters, he is just embarking
on a new life in a new country when he gets a call to say his
father is dying. His mother has Parkinson's Dementia and is in a
care home. Shaun faces a stark choice: should he give up his
new-found freedom, or turn his back on the woman he'd fought so
hard to protect, not least from his own father? Shaun's mother had
loved and cared for her son all her life. Could he now do the same
for her? 'A heart-warming, heart-wrenching, and beautifully humane
account of loving and caring.' NICCI GERRARD, novelist and author
of What Dementia Teaches Us About Love 'An insightful tale of care
. . . this book needed to be written.' JO GOOD, BBC Radio London 'A
vital subject, a really strong voice and, hurrah, humour makes this
absorbing reading.' CAROLINE RAPHAEL, Radio 4's Book at Bedtime 'An
eye-opening - and at times jaw dropping - account that will make
you weep with its tenderness and compassion . . . A highly readable
tale of redemption and a celebration of love's many hues.' PAUL
BLEZARD, Love Reading 'Moving' DAILY MAIL
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