by Joan Brady
First published 1981
Sarah Mitchell discovers her husband's affair on a Tuesday morning when she finds the hotel receipt in his jacket pocket. The evidence sits on her kitchen table like an accusation while coffee grows cold in her cup. Twenty years of marriage collapse into this single moment of knowing. Her children ask why she cries at breakfast. Her friends offer advice she cannot follow. Her mother suggests prayer while her sister recommends divorce lawyers. Sarah must choose between the safety of anger and the uncertainty of letting go. The decision will reshape not only her marriage but her understanding of what love actually means. This is a story about the space between hurt and healing, where forgiveness becomes less about absolving others and more about freeing yourself.
Genres: fiction, literary-fiction, contemporary, family-drama
Vibes: emotional, intimate, thought-provoking
Tropes: emotional-journey, second-chance
96 pages · Paperback · Twenty-Third Publications