Bedford Public Library

Disassembly required, a memoir of midlife resurrection, Beverly Willett

eng

autobiography

no index present

non fiction

Disassembly required

1088717704

Beverly Willett

a memoir of midlife resurrection

After 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. A raw and riveting memoir, Disassembly Required 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. Willett 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. Disassembly Required is a story of quiet struggle and persistence. Unflinchingly honest in its examination of the discomforts of change, it celebrates the opportunities for transformationFrom learning of her husband's affair, to family court, to life as a single mother, Willett persevered through injustice, the loss of her family unit, and the sale of the beautiful Brooklyn Brownstone her family had called home. Selling her house required taking inventory of her possessions; it led to Willett taking inventory of herself. As she surrendered her hopes for a life that hadn't turned out the way she imagined, Willett learned to embrace uncertainty, and celebrate the opportunities for transformation. -- adapted from information provided

Les Escaliers -- I got the house -- Justice for moms -- Sixty days and counting -- July Fourth -- Reconstructive surgery -- House for sale -- The war room -- Hoarders -- Emptying Nicki's nest -- Aging, sickness, and death -- Stuff -- Not worth the paper -- Meeting my former self -- Exorcism -- Bangladesh -- The wall of mom -- Cartage -- Open house -- Home -- Independence Day -- Hurry up and wait -- Empty nest -- In contact -- Countdown -- Reclamation -- Homeless -- Moving day -- Closing day -- Leap -- Epilogue