Between Two Worlds: The Inner Lives of Children of Divorce

Between Two Worlds: The Inner Lives of Children of Divorce

Is there really such a thing as a â€œgood divorceâ€? Determined to uncover the truth, Elizabeth Marquardtâ€”herself a child of divorceâ€”conducted, with Professor Norval Glenn, a pioneering national study of children of divorce, surveying 1,500 young adults from both divorced and intact families between 2001 and 2003. In Between Two Worlds, she weaves the findings of that study together with powerful, unsentimental stories of the childhoods of young people from divorced families.

The hard truth, she says, is that while divorce is sometimes necessary, even amicable divorces sow lasting inner conflict in the lives of children. When a family breaks in two, children who stay in touch with both parents must travel between two worlds, trying alone to reconcile their parentsâ€™ often strikingly different beliefs, values, and ways of living. Authoritative, beautifully written, and alive with the voices of men and women whose lives were changed by divorce, Marquardtâ€™s book is essential reading for anyone who grew up â€œbetween two worlds.â€

â€œMakes a persuasive case against the culture of casual divorce.â€ â€”Washington Post

â€œA poignant narrative of her own experience . . . Marquardt says she and other young adults who grew up in the divorce explosion of the 1970s and 1980s are still dealing with wounds that they could never talk about with their parents.â€â€”Chicago Tribune
Country USA
Brand Harmony Books
Manufacturer Harmony/Rodale/Convergent
Binding Paperback
Color Multicolor
ReleaseDate 2006-09-26
UnitCount 1
EANs 9780307237118

Country	USA
Brand	Harmony Books
Manufacturer	Harmony/Rodale/Convergent
Binding	Paperback
Color	Multicolor
ReleaseDate	2006-09-26
UnitCount	1
EANs	9780307237118

Between Two Worlds: The Inner Lives of Children of Divorce

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