Broken Heart on Hold: Surviving Separation [Paperback]

Linda Rooks (Author), Linda W. Rooks (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: April 5, 2006

A woman who is separated needs a friend to walk beside her on her difficult journey.

Broken Heart on Hold is that friend, one that will uplift, encourage, and hold her up while offering practical insights and pointing her to God. It is a book of hope. Because it is written by a woman who has gone through the trauma of a separation and the eventual healing of her own marriage, the reader will know she is not alone.

This collection of honest, heartfelt messages reaches down into the valleys of a woman's loneliness, travels with her through her mental labyrinths, and sheds light in the dark tunnels where answers seem nonexistent. It provides the emotional and spiritual strength to help a woman sort through her confusion.

While winding her way through the maze of her emotions, she will realize there is hope as she hangs on to God and trusts him for the outcome. Broken Heart on Hold is a book she will return to again and again.

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Product Details

• Paperback: 192 pages
• Publisher: David C. Cook; New edition (April 5, 2006)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 078144439X
• ISBN-13: 978-0781444392
• Product Dimensions: 8.8 x 5.2 x 0.5 inches
• Shipping Weight: 5.6 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (21 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #28,981 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
  • #29 in Books > Health, Fitness & Dieting > Relationships > Divorce

More About the Author

In the '90s after more than twenty years of marriage, Linda W. Rooks and her husband Marv suffered through a painful three-year separation. But, unlike many couples, their story had a happy ending. They reunited in 1998 with a stronger marriage than before.

Because they have experienced the pain of a severe marital trauma but also found the hope of restoration, they are eager to share that hope with others. Having the correct formula is not enough. A person in marital crisis needs emotional and spiritual strength to get to the other side. In Broken Heart on Hold, Surviving Separation, Linda shares from her heart and her experience to help those in marital trauma find relief. She is there to walk beside the reader to shed light in the dark tunnel of marital breakdown.

As a freelance writer with a degree in Creative Writing from San Francisco State University, Linda has had more than 70 pieces of her writing published in national and local publications, including Chicken Soup for the Soul. She is listed in Who's Who in America, Who's Who of American Women, and Who's Who in the World and was featured in Today's Christian Woman.

Linda and Marv have two married daughters and five young grandchildren. Today some of their most treasured moments involve spending time with their grandchildren--together.

You can read more about Linda on brokenheartonhold.com

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10 of 10 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars It became the perfect healing..., July 3, 2006

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Eva Marie Everson "Eva Marie Everson" (Central Florida, United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Broken Heart on Hold: Surviving Separation (Paperback)

My best friend is going through a time of separation and most probably divorce. After getting Linda's book, I rushed it to my friend with an encouraging word. "This neither promotes divorce nor staying together. It's just to get you through THIS hard time." She called a few days later. "This has helped save my sanity," she said. "I have wept and I have found peace. That's what I need most of all; peace."

Linda's words are penned not from interviews but from first-hand knowledge. These are truly HER words. I have had the blessing and joy of watching her take journals of hard and trying days and turn them into words of hope and healing. This work is truly superb.

We live in an era when divorce is on the rise and yet no one wants to address the core of hurt: the heart. So many books are written about how to simply carry on...when to date again...how to get credit in your name. All important stuff! But what about the healing of the heart?

And what if...what if???...God is doing a work that will change the course of your life in oh, so many ways? Is it possible to wrap your mind around that while trying to deal with so much other stuff?

Linda's book is A+! If you or someone you know is in the midst of separation or divorce, get it! You won't be sorry.

Eva Marie Everson, Author: The Potluck Club Books; Sex, Lies, and the Media

5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Broken Heart On Hold, September 9, 2008

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Andie Koss - See all my reviews

This review is from: Broken Heart on Hold: Surviving Separation (Paperback)

During the most difficult time of my life, this book became a best friend. Linda described the multitude of emotions I feel in a way I could not, and showed me that she has been where I am now. Her insight and her faith gave me renewed hope, and I found comfort reading her book. When I am down, I open it and read. When I am confused, I open it and read. When I am ready to throw in the towel, I open it and read. It has never failed to help me. When everyone around me pressured for divorce, (the world's way), she showed me God's way. I am so very thankful to Linda Rook for sharing her experience and her insight with others who are hurting. If you are faced with a broken marriage and living with a broken heart, you need this book!

Andie Koss

5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Not Just Another Marriage Book, September 1, 2006

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Cheri Cowell (Orlando, Florida) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Broken Heart on Hold: Surviving Separation (Paperback)

As a marriage seminar speaker, I am always on the lookout for fresh approaches to the topic of marriage. BHOH is not just another marraige book. It is a close friend with love and compassion for the heartbroken, it is the trusted mentor with wisdom for the struggling-to-hold-it-together, and it is the voice of experieince tenderly calling you to take one more step of faith. There are no pat answers here, no quick and easy solutions. Whether you are hurting in your own marriage, or need that "I'm here and I care about you" gift for a friend who is hurting, I highly recommend Broken Heart on Hold. I will at my marriage seminars and I'm certain it will soon become a favorite of marraige counselors everywhere.