Crazy Time: Surviving Divorce and Building a New Life, Revised Edition [Paperback]

Abigail Trafford (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: December 2, 1992

A fully revised and updated edition of the essential guide for men and women moving through the turmoil of divorce.

Editorial Reviews

Review

"A common-sense, compassionate, human book about the crazy process that more than half of us go through. This should be required reading with all marriage licenses." -- Philadelphia Inquirer

Product Details

• Paperback: 288 pages
• Publisher: Harper Perennial; Revised edition (December 2, 1992)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0060923091
• ISBN-13: 978-0060923099
• Product Dimensions: 8 x 5.3 x 0.7 inches
• Shipping Weight: 10.4 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.4 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (91 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #9,850 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
  • #10 in Books > Health, Fitness & Dieting > Relationships > Divorce

More About the Author

Abigail Trafford, an award-winning journalist and best-selling author, is a former health editor at the Washington Post. She lives in Washington, D.C.

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

89 of 91 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Just what I needed, November 7, 2001

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Tanja L. Walker "Tanja L. Walker" (Norman, OK USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Crazy Time: Surviving Divorce and Building a New Life, Revised Edition (Paperback)

I bought this book at a low point in the divorce process, wondering if I would ever stop feeling depressed and angry, and thinking I was somehow a bad person for having those feelings. Imagine my surprise when I turned the pages of the book to find that I was NORMAL for feeling angry and depressed! Giving validation for my feelings, and taking ownership of them, gave me what I needed to master them and move on, standing up for what I needed in the divorce process and giving myself permission to cry sometimes. This book helped me become stronger and showed me that there can be a brighter future after divorce. I highly recommend this for anyone going through a divorce, especially those in "crazy time" whose feelings are not being validated. Divorce is the death of a dream, maybe in some ways worse than the loss of a loved one through a natural death, and it is okay to grieve. This book can help people cope with that loss, learn from it, and move on to a better life.

107 of 119 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars not for a deserted wife, July 30, 2003

By A Customer

This review is from: Crazy Time: Surviving Divorce and Building a New Life, Revised Edition (Paperback)

This book assumes that both husband and wife recognize problems and both confront the issues and each other, whether with the goal of reconciliation or divorce. But if your situation is like mine---my husband of 30 years just walked out forever without ever a clue beforehand, and since refuses to discuss any issue, and is determined to get a divorce and marry "her"---then what does this book have to say to you or me? Nothing. If you are a suddenly deserted wife, look elsewhere----this book will not begin to address your devastation.

35 of 37 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Definitley a NO nonsense guide for divorce recovery, April 19, 2000

By A Customer

This review is from: Crazy Time: Surviving Divorce and Building a New Life, Revised Edition (Paperback)

Divorce is for many people difficult because we are forced to consciously deal with OR avoid those areas about ourself, which may have been responsible for the breakup of the marriage. Through each emotional phase of the divorce process, which for myself may have started the day I met my ex-spouse, the author provides you examples of real life circumstance. Although I don't agree with all the themes of the book, clearly we each approach and react to the process differently. This book pulls no punches, so be prepared to agree and disagree, but most importantly read this only if you want to face yourself.