Divorce: A love story

By Kay Eck

Kay Eck’s moving and melodic memoir brings us in close-range view of her map-less journey to consciously uncouple from her husband of nearly 30 years. She takes us along as she sorts through some thorny emotions and potent truths before finding solid footing in her own life. Her sometimes harrowing, sometimes humorous path takes her on a r

• Language: English
• Publisher: IAS Publishing
• Release date: Nov 16, 2018
• ISBN: 9781912615742

Book preview

Part One

The Hours slid fast – as Hours will,

Clutched tight, by greedy hands –

So faces on two Decks, look back,

Bound to opposing lands –

Emily Dickinson, There came a Day at Summer’s full

1.

My husband of nearly thirty years wakes me at 6 am to ask if we can talk before he leaves for work. At first I think I am dreaming.

I rise from a sleep-deprived trance and drag myself downstairs to his office and my familiar perch opposite his desk. The windows are still shut against an unusually cool May morning. He sits across from me and with tears in his eyes, tells me he is concerned about our relationship.

By this time, lawyers have been interviewed, a settlement has been drafted and we are fully engaged in the heart-wrenching process of becoming no-longer-a-couple.

I am not so muddled that I miss the irony of this scene and, in fact, how infrequent these discussions have been. I cannot help but wonder if all the difficulty we now face could have been avoided had either of us been able to have these discussions over the