Happily Ever After Divorce: Notes of a Joyful Journey

While more than half of all marriages end in divorce, joy and happiness does not have to die with it.  Happily Ever After Divorce: Notes of a Joyful Journey gives a seldom touched-on view of divorce - a positive view of life on the other side.   A uniquely upbeat approach to "going it alone," Happily Ever After Divorce shows readers how author Jessica Bram, an award-winning radio commentator and essayist, maintained a sense of self and humor during a most difficult time, and emerged triumphant.  

While being true to divorce's pain and challenges, Bram's personal stories reveal the exhilaration, joy, growth, and triumphs of moving through difficult times and emerging stronger and happier at the other end. In this candid, intimately written book, you will discover: 

•  How the author rebuilt her self-esteem through handling everything from everyday tasks to earning a living with newly discovered talents
• How children can thrive when parents approach custodial issues with respect
• The delightful aspects of spending time alone, single parenting, and unexpected friendships
• How Bram approached dating with humor and an upbeat attitude
• How, after rebuilding her life, the author opened her heart and found love again.

"In her first book, essayist Bram convincingly disputes the common belief that there's no life after divorce. At age 41, the mother of three young children, Bram was in a loveless marriage. But she was surrounded by people who insisted it would be hell on her and her children; even the marriage counselor she and her husband saw presented her with studies about the irrevocable trauma divorce inflicts on children. But Bram was out to prove them wrong, and in her memoir, she recounts the steps she built to create a new life and take joy in finding her own true self. Whether slogging through legal paperwork, arranging custodial visits or re-entering the world of romance, Bram put her sons first, and they all came through intact. For anyone facing divorce, Bram's frank and optimistic tale shows that one can not only survive divorce but thrive in the new possibilities life will offer." Publishers Weekly (Copyright Reed Business Information, Inc.)

Jessica Bram is an award-winning commentator and essayist.  Her radio commentaries which are heard on the Fairfield, Connecticut, NPR station, twice (in 2006 and 2008) earned her first prize in the radio commentary category of the Society of Professional Journalists, Connecticut Chapter's 'Excellence in Journalism' contest.  Her work, which includes the widely syndicated essay 'Beauty Calls,' published in the New York Times Magazine's HERS column, has appeared in many national and regional magazines and newspapers.