Product Description
Of all the transitions in life, few hold so much uncertainty as the transition from married life to single life. Whether the transition follows a death or a divorce, the newly single face myriad challenges as they enter this new portion of their lives. Teena Read provides readers with practical advice for this uncharted territory. She touches on managing financial matters, dating again, fitting into a family-centered church, and finding happiness in this different stage of life. Anecdotes and advice range from funny, to poignant, to inspirational. Thoroughly researched, Starting Over Single pulls in personal experiences from a wide cross-section of the LDS single community and proves that for the single adult, this can be a time of reinvention and a time to explore new horizons. The end of marriage does not signify the end of life - there is so much that life has to offer, whether you are married or single. With this well-structured guide to life as a single Latter-day Saint, readers can proceed confidently and safely.
About the Author
Teena Read was born in New Jersey and migrated through New York, Vermont, Florida, California, and Oregon on her way to Idaho, where she settled in 1976. She and her husband, John H. Read married in 1985. Between them, they have seven children, fourteen grandchildren, and three great-grandchildren. Since leaving her "real" job, Teena divides her time between CEO Inc., a business management consulting firm she and John began in 1999, and pursuing her writing. She is also the author of The Mormon Way and Family Emergency Preparedness Plan.
