Glennon Doyle Melton

#1 New York Times Bestseller The Newest Oprah's Bookclub 2016 Selection The highly anticipated new memoir by bestselling author Glennon Doyle Melton tells the story of her journey of self-discovery after the implosion of her marriage. Just when Glennon Doyle Melton was beginning to feel she had it all figured out—three happy children, a doting spouse, and a writing career so successful that her first book catapulted to the top of the New York Times bestseller list—her husband revealed his infidelity and she was forced to realize that nothing was as it seemed. A recovering alcoholic and bulimic, Glennon found that rock bottom was a familiar place. In the midst of crisis, she knew to hold on to what she discovered in recovery: that her deepest pain has always held within it an invitation to a richer life. Love Warrior is the story of one marriage, but it is also the story of the healing that is possible for any of us when we refuse to settle for good enough and begin to face pain and love head-on. This astonishing memoir reveals how our ideals of masculinity and femininity can make it impossible for a man and a woman to truly know one another - and it captures the beauty that unfolds when one couple commits to unlearning everything they've been taught so that they can finally, after thirteen years of marriage, commit to living true—true to themselves and to each other. Love Warrior is a gorgeous and inspiring account of how we are born to be warriors: strong, powerful, and brave; able to confront the pain and claim the love that exists for us all. This chronicle of a beautiful, brutal journey speaks to anyone who yearns for deeper, truer relationships and a more abundant, authentic life.

A Memoir

Love Warrior (Oprah's Book Club)

Patricia Nelson

Wow. just Wow. This book was sooooo good. I've followed Glennon on social media and Momastery for a while now, and always love her message. It always seems to strike a chord within me somewhere. But to read this book, with her raw truth so beautifully laid out and shared, felt like I received a gift. When I read I like to jot down passages that speak to me, but it became clear to me that there were too many in here to jot down. Overall her message about being true, about choosing between being "perfect and admired, or real and loved", her message for young women about the lies that the world wants to tell them about being a woman, about being sexy, about pretty versus beautiful, about sending out our representative or our real self, all had me saying "This! This is Truth!" I'm so glad I read this.

Róbert Istók

I loved it so much. She is a great storyteller and her story is relevant to so many people in the world. I could identify patterns in my life based on what she said and I could relate to them even more. It's been an eye-opening read in relationships.

Aaliyah Jenkins

This book was recommended to me by my therapist, and it contributed to the formation and resolution of my original play, terms&CONDITIONS.

Sonja H

Eigentlich bin ich kein Fan von Memoiren. Sie geben mir oft das Gefühl, dass sie nur geschrieben wurden, um zu demonstrieren, wie wichtig man doch ist. Ich mag keine Selbstdarsteller, die alle anderen um sich herum verdrängen und unwichtig erscheinen lassen. 
Dieses Buch jedoch war eine Auswahl von Oprahs Buchclub und ich wollte einmal mehr einen "Blick über den Tellerrand" wagen und mich auf etwas einlassen, dass ich sonst nicht gelesen hätte. Ich habe schon einige von Oprahs Empfehlungen gelesen und sie waren immer sehr gut, wenn sie mir auch nicht immer gefallen haben.
"Love Warrior" hat mich wirklich überrascht! Ich weiß nicht, was ich erwartet hatte. Vielleicht eine verklärte Romanze, die Geschichte einer Prinzessin, die um einen Mann kämpft, ich stand diesem Buch jedenfalls vorurteilbehaftet gegenüber. Doch bereits nach den ersten Seiten war klar, dass es hier um nichts anderes als den Kampf um die ungeschminkte, schmerzhafte und befreiende Wahrheit der Autorin selbst geht.
Glennon Doyle Melton reflektiert und analysiert ihr ICH immer und immer wieder, versucht, sich zu verstehen, zu sehen, was sie als Persönlcihkeit ausmacht im Gegensatz dazu, was man ihr eingeredet hat, wie sie sein müsste. Sie ringt mit ihrem Ego, mit falschen und richtigen Geschichten, mit ihrem Wunsch nach Perfektionismus und den Enttäuschungen und den Schmerz, der damit verbunden ist.
Natürlich lebe ich nicht ihr Leben und kann mich nicht hunderprozentig mit ihr identifizieren, aber ich fühle mich ihr verbunden, verstehe ihre Suche nach der eigenen Wahrheit und habe beim Lesen ihres Weges sehr viel für meinen mitgenommen. 
Ich bewundere den Mut der Autorin, ihr Inneres so offenzulegen und sich damit auch verletzbar zu machen. Ich wünsche mir, dass ich eines Tages dieen Mut ebenfalls finden werde.

Cindy Lieberman

This is a book about a woman who lived in a nice home with two parents and a sister who all loved her, but who got caught up in what she thought she needed to be to fit in. She became bulimic and an alcoholic, then pregnant. She was saved by her belief that a painting of the Virgin Mary spoke to her and believed in her goodness. I would have stopped there, except I was reading it to discuss with a friend. I suppose this would be a very empowering book for a Christian. Fortunately, the author eventually finds most of the power she needs inside herself. She creates a new way (for her) of connecting to her body with her mind, and eventually is able to connect with her long-suffering husband. I wish them well.

Les Reynolds

Lots of good stuff in here, love some of her takes on the church. As a guy, it was educational to read some of her perspectives.

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Glennon Doyle

#1 New York Times Bestseller Oprah's Bookclub 2016 Selection "Riveting...a worthy investment...this book has real wisdom." —New York Times Book Review "A book with so much painful truth packed into its pages that every person who’s ever married or plans to marry should really give it a read." —Chicago Tribune "Provocative....I adore her honesty, her vulnerability, and her no-nonsense wisdom, and I know you will, too." —Oprah Winfrey "This memoir isn’t really about Glennon rebuilding her relationship with her husband; it is about Glennon rebuilding her relationship with herself. Utterly refreshing and...badass." —Bustle.com The highly anticipated new memoir by bestselling author Glennon Doyle tells the story of her journey of self-discovery after the implosion of her marriage. Just when Glennon Doyle Melton was beginning to feel she had it all figured out—three happy children, a doting spouse, and a writing career so successful that her first book catapulted to the top of the New York Times bestseller list—her husband revealed his infidelity and she was forced to realize that nothing was as it seemed. A recovering alcoholic and bulimic, Glennon found that rock bottom was a familiar place. In the midst of crisis, she knew to hold on to what she discovered in recovery: that her deepest pain has always held within it an invitation to a richer life. Love Warrior is the story of one marriage, but it is also the story of the healing that is possible for any of us when we refuse to settle for good enough and begin to face pain and love head-on. This astonishing memoir reveals how our ideals of masculinity and femininity can make it impossible for a man and a woman to truly know one another—and it captures the beauty that unfolds when one couple commits to unlearning everything they’ve been taught so that they can finally, after thirteen years of marriage, commit to living true—true to themselves and to each other. Love Warrior is a gorgeous and inspiring account of how we are born to be warriors: strong, powerful, and brave; able to confront the pain and claim the love that exists for us all. This chronicle of a beautiful, brutal journey speaks to anyone who yearns for deeper, truer relationships and a more abundant, authentic life.

Love Warrior (Oprah's Book Club) A Memoir

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