Unfaithful: Hope and Healing After Infidelity [Paperback]

Gary Shriver (Author), Mona Shriver (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: November 1, 2009

Co-founders of Hope and Healing Ministries and a married couple, the authors offer what the subtitle affirms-hope and healing-in this revealing autobiography of their excruciating journey through infidelity. Each author takes a turn giving brutal expression to heartache endured in facing Gary's adultery and in subsequently working through adulterous betrayal. Movingly, each partner describes the process of looking at themselves, their marriage (before and after the infidelity), and the changes they wanted to make. Though the Shrivers present a strongly Christian perspective on dealing with adultery, their message is also pertinent to those outside the Christian faith community. Readers will appreciate their courage as well as the practical steps married couples can take to move through such a devastating experience and find forgiveness on the other side. This edition revises and updates a 2005 original edition.

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Co-founders of Hope and Healing Ministries and a married couple, the authors offer what the subtitle affirms-hope and healing-in this revealing autobiography of their excruciating journey through infidelity. Each author takes a turn giving brutal expression to heartache endured in facing Gary's adultery and in subsequently working through adulterous betrayal. Movingly, each partner describes the process of looking at themselves, their marriage (before and after the infidelity), and the changes they wanted to make. Though the Shrivers present a strongly Christian perspective on dealing with adultery, their message is also pertinent to those outside the Christian faith community. Readers will appreciate their courage as well as the practical steps married couples can take to move through such a devastating experience and find forgiveness on the other side. This edition revises and updates a 2005 original edition.
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Product Details

• Paperback: 288 pages
• Publisher: David C. Cook; Revised edition (November 1, 2009)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1434765334
• ISBN-13: 978-1434765338
• Product Dimensions: 8.2 x 5.5 x 0.8 inches
• Shipping Weight: 12 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (8 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #52,312 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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7 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars ALL married couples should read this book!, November 3, 2009

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Cafe Lily (USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Unfaithful: Hope and Healing After Infidelity (Paperback)

This book is a "must have" for every married couple's library. I would also recommend it for those who are engaged or thinking of marrying, because it offers great advice on how to place boundaries and hedges around your relationship.

Gary and Mona Shriver share their most heartbreaking moments, the steps that led their relationship into being vulnerable, and the long painful process that saved their marriage.

In the first chapter, (Revelation), the book opens with Gary's thoughts and emotions as he is driving home to confess to his wife that he's had an affair. This chapter was so raw and so emotional, I found myself choking back the sobs as I read about this couple's journey.

I admire the Shriver's willingness to be completely honest and open with this book about their life - it's a testimony of forgiveness, grace and restoration that we all can learn from.

5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Unfaithful: Excellent Resource!, September 3, 2010

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I've never read this author before and I have to say while I hated the circumstances that brought about my reading this book, I found the book itself very hopeful and encouraging. It chronicles another couples' journey and struggles in overcoming an affair. It's split into parts and sides (Example: It tells the wife's version of an event then it tells the husband's and so forth and so on). The only negative I had about it was it didn't always answer all my questions about how and what to do with certain areas of things, but I didn't really expect it to because my personal situation wasn't exactly the same as theirs and nobody's is so no other couple can really honestly tell you how to fix your own marriage. However, if there was to be a book out there that gave me the most hope and helped me understand that everything I was feeling and doing was normal and not psychotic, then this would be the book. Thanks to the Shrivers for their openness and honesty!

5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars amazing book, January 14, 2010

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romance lady (south carolina) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Unfaithful: Hope and Healing After Infidelity (Paperback)

This book is amazing. It is an honest book, written by a couple willing to share their struggles with other suffering couples. I am glad I read it because it gave me more insight than talking with a therapist. If you are dealing with adultery, you owe it to your relationship to give this book a try.