{"product_id":"this-story-will-change-after-the-happily-ever-after-9781640096110","title":"This Story Will Change: After the Happily Ever After","description":"\u003ch2\u003eAn Intimate Memoir About Life After Marriage\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eRachel Cusk meets Nora Ephron in this intimate and evolving portrait about the end of a marriage and how life can fall apart and be rebuilt in wonderful and surprising ways\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"Thrilling.\" --\u003ci\u003eThe New York Times Book Review\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eElizabeth Crane's \u003ci\u003eThis Story Will Change: After the Happily Ever After\u003c\/i\u003e captures the moment when life takes an unexpected turn. After fifteen years of marriage, while fixing up their old house in Upstate New York, her husband's admission—\u003ci\u003eI'm not happy\u003c\/i\u003e—changes everything. What follows is a raw, honest account of separation, couples therapy, and the uncertain path forward.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch2\u003eA Real-Time Chronicle of Healing\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eCrane finds herself living in a city apartment with an old friend and his kid—a temporary arrangement that brings unexpected comfort and healing for wounds deeper than her marriage. Writing as events unfold, she crafts her story from a place of guarded possibility, using vignettes and collected moments to capture the real-time practice of rebuilding.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThis memoir moves between funny and dark, with moments of genuine poignancy. It's an unexpected portrait of a woman in transformation, showing how even the stories we tell ourselves are bound to change.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch2\u003eAbout Elizabeth Crane\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eElizabeth Crane is the author of six works of fiction, including the novel \u003ci\u003eThe History of Great Things\u003c\/i\u003e and the story collection \u003ci\u003eTurf\u003c\/i\u003e. She received the Chicago Public Library Foundation 21st Century Award, and her work has been featured on NPR's \u003ci\u003eSelected Shorts\u003c\/i\u003e and adapted for the stage by Chicago's Steppenwolf Theatre. Her novel \u003ci\u003eWe Only Know So Much\u003c\/i\u003e has been adapted for film. She teaches in the low-residency master's program at UC Riverside-Palm Desert and lives in Upstate New York.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch2\u003eWhat Readers Will Find\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eHonest exploration of marriage ending and life rebuilding\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eReal-time narrative crafted as events unfold\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eVignette-style storytelling that captures healing moments\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eBalance of humor, darkness, and emotional depth\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePortrait of unexpected transformation and new beginnings\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eFor readers who appreciate memoirs that don't shy away from difficult truths, \u003ci\u003eThis Story Will Change\u003c\/i\u003e offers an intimate look at how life continues after the happily ever after ends.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Counterpoint LLC","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50680478761234,"sku":"9781640096110","price":12.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_94df5d9a-8af3-40df-8dd8-8c18f2ecfe8f.jpg?v=1734906780","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/this-story-will-change-after-the-happily-ever-after-9781640096110","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}