A Beautiful, Terrible Thing
  • Published: 5 June 2018
  • ISBN: 9780735216518
  • Imprint: Plume
  • Format: Paperback
  • Pages: 288
  • RRP: $37.99

A Beautiful, Terrible Thing

A Memoir of Marriage and Betrayal

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11 Jul 2017
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5 Jun 2018
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"In this emotionally charged memoir, Waite describes how the man she married turned out to be not at all what he seemed. A well-written and at times gripping story of deceit."--Publishers Weekly

What do you do when you discover that the person you've built your life around never existed? When "it could never happen to me" does happen to you?

A woman discovers her marriage is built on an illusion in this harrowing and ultimately inspiring memoir.

“Be forewarned: You won’t sleep until you finish the last page.”—Caroline Leavitt, author of Cruel Beautiful World

One night. One email. Two realities...

Before: Jen Waite has met the partner of her dreams. A handsome, loving man who becomes part of her family, evolving into her husband, her best friend, and the father of her infant daughter.

After: A disturbing email sparks suspicion, leading to an investigation of who this man really is and what was really happening in their marriage.

In alternating Before and After chapters, Waite obsessively analyzes her relationship, trying to find a single moment form the past five years that isn't part of the long con of lies and manipulation. Instead, she finds more lies, infidelity, and betrayal than she could have imagined. With the pacing and twists of a psychological thriller, A Beautiful, Terrible Thing looks at how a fairy tale can become a nightmare and what happens when “it could never happen to me” actually does.
  • Published: 5 June 2018
  • ISBN: 9780735216518
  • Imprint: Plume
  • Format: Paperback
  • Pages: 288
  • RRP: $37.99
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Praise for A Beautiful, Terrible Thing

"Like Big Little Lies, A Beautiful, Terrible Thing is a startling reminder that fairy tales aren't real. A master class in suspenseful storytelling, Jen Waite recounts the lies, betrayals, and infidelity she endured with unrestrained honesty and deft candor. I couldn't turn away."--Jillian Lauren, New York Times bestselling author of Some Girls: My Life in a Harem and Everything You Ever Wanted

"How do we really know the ones we love? Sometimes we don't, and in Jen Waite's harrowing, deeply intimate memoir, she gradually comes to discover that the husband she adores might actually be a sociopath. As raw and ragged as the edge of a blade, what makes this book so chilling is that it's truly possible to fall in love with evil, and it can happen to anyone. Be forewarned: you won't sleep until you finish the last page."--Caroline Leavitt, author of Cruel Beautiful World and the New York Times bestsellers Pictures of You and Is This Tomorrow

"Gripping from start to finish. A compelling and cautionary tale about how the longing to be adored and live inside a fairy tale makes you vulnerable to those charming sociopaths in search of someone to exploit."--Joe Burgo, PhD, author of The Narcissist You Know

"A woman discovers her husband is not whom she thought he was. Tension, disbelief, and grief permeate the pages. . . . Those who have been in a manipulative partnership with a narcissistic or abusive person will find Waite's honest retelling relevant and potent."--Kirkus Reviews

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