I Love You and I'm Leaving You Anyway: A Memoir Book

You know a book is good or it resonsates within you when you are stealing moments away just to read what happens next. This book was the worst book and an amazing book at the same time for me. The worst in a way because it was a "trigger" book. It said things straight out to me (about me) and my choices in life that my therapy appointments just pussyfoot around.

Yes - oh yes - I saw a lot of myself in this book, so much so that if there were 3 degrees of seperation between us - I would have thought she wrote it specifically for my growth and healing, making me face my demons, my past, my upbringing and my almost same exact relationship, my newlywed/divorce situation.

It hurt to read this book - it hurt a lot. However, I wanted to see how Tracy healed and learned and grew...because I want all of that and a bag of chips too. So, I don't know if I can ever be as put together as Tracy or figure it all out like Tracy but her beginnings were a hell of a lot more humble than mine and if her intention was to give someone strength and hope and wisdom then consider this book - her first memoir - a true success.