{"product_id":"a-perfectly-imperfect-life-9798840872505","title":"A Perfectly Imperfect Life","description":"\u003cp\u003eRecounting 84 years of life, surprised me as I perceived details with an altered consciousness and memories with new perspectives. My story begins during adolescence and continues through a failed 20 year marriage. I was seventeen when I married someone five years older; we were separated by more than years, we were separated by social cognition. After twenty years and three children, infidelity prompted a divorce and I began questioning everything about marriage, \u003ci\u003e\"how is it we naively trust ourselves to remain faithful to one person forever?\" \"It seems absurd!\" When my \u003c\/i\u003egrowing children were reaching an age to leave home, I struggled with feelings of abandonment and insecurity. Foolishly, I searched for a replacement husband until that failed, after which I turned to education in search of a degree. While attending University, I enrolled in a recreational Tai Chi class and engaged in a relationship with the instructor. After four years, he abandoned me for a younger woman and the heartbreak forced me to confront a second failed relationship while discovering the inner strength to enjoy life as a single woman. At 59, I was faced with a life threatening illness, adopting a healthier philosophy and attitude toward life. After surviving cancer, at 62, I risked it it all and moved to far western China, to teach English as a second language. The financial crisis in 2008 devastated my retirement fund and by 2011, I was living in Manhattan to be closer to my children who all live on the eastern seaboard. The move to Manhattan created serious life adjustments for me at a time when I was experiencing physical and cognitive changes due to my advancing years. Surviving in the city was exhausting and I returned to my roots in California. My life continues to evolve and I'm at peace, expecting less while taking great pleasure in the simplest happenstance ( a phone call, lunch with a friend, a trip to to The Music Circus or an unexpected visitor) and I live life wondering what's next.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Dianna Marenakis Louizos\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Independently Published\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 06\/14\/2023\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 102\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.32lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.21d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9798840872505\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eThis title is not returnable\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Independently Published","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":41160066957427,"sku":"9.79884E+12","price":29.72,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0555\/9255\/0515\/products\/img_54018c12-83cb-4c47-8bd7-921d00e71eec.jpg?v=1702565755","url":"https:\/\/bookstorenmore.com\/products\/a-perfectly-imperfect-life-9798840872505","provider":"Bookstore N More","version":"1.0","type":"link"}