*This giveaway is now closed! Please continue to enjoy the review. I would like to say a special thank you to author Frank Zaccari. I REALLY appreciate his participation in this discussion and his visiting my blog! Congratulations to winner latonya!*
Welcome to the "When the Wife Cheats" Virtual Book Tour on Life with Karen. Thank you, author Frank Zaccari, for sharing your book with me and my readers. This was a book that is very open and "raw." Infidelity is always difficult to handle, but it is worse when the wife cheats?
This book, while well written, was hard for me to read. I could not imagine walking away from my family. The woman seems to have been uninterested in the marriage from the beginning. Why not just stand up, be honest with the person you are with, and walk away BEFORE building a life together and having children? I don't feel sorry for the wife in this story, nor do I understand her side of the issue.
"When the Wife Cheats" is a fictionalized account of one marriage, based on Frank Zaccari's own story and those of others he has discovered who have been in the same situation. The characters are very real due to this, and the book tells it like it is. There is no glamorizing infidelity. This book will take a reader who is already frustrated with unfaithful people and make her want to shout about these people in the streets. Perhaps this is the plan of the author, as forcing this issue out into the open may make people more aware of how truly hurtful their actions are.
I was impressed with Frank Zaccari from the moment I opened my package for the book review. He left me a personalized letter regarding the book. I think he is honestly trying to make a difference in the world of marriage and family. If you would like to learn more about this author, please visit his website or Facebook page.
There are so many books I want to read in this lifetime that I never go back and reread a book. My lack of storage space in my house becomes your gain. I would like to pass my copy of "When the Wife Cheats" along to another reader rather than having it sit around and collect dust.
How to enter: Please leave a comment below telling me if you think infidelity should be handled more strictly than it is now. Should that be taken into account during a divorce and custody trial? Don't forget to leave your email address in your comment so I can contact you if you are the winner.
This giveaway will run until 8 PM Arizona time on Tuesday, July 19, 2011. Good luck!
I think it should be handled more strictly than it is now because it seems like infidelity is on the rise. I also think that it should be considered in a divorce and especially in custody battle. Infidelity speaks volume about someone's character.
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I haven't heard of this book. But I do love to read. So I just might have to give it a read!
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Karen, thank you for the review. As you pointed out, my intent was to get this issue out in the open. I hope that after reading this book, people will discuss how devastating infidelty is to a family, particularly children.
ReplyDeleteI hope people think before they act. And while I hope and pray no one has to suffer the devastation of infidelity I want you to know you are not alone. You will survive this - it will be the hardest thing you ever do, but you will survive. If you do find yourself in this situation remember this: Look up, Get up, And never ever give up.
I absolutely think infidelity should be handled more strictly than it is now and should be used against the cheater when it comes to the divorce and child custody. Peoples morals in general just keep going down the drain. which is one reason why I choose to homeschool and volunteer and take community service work seriously and show my childrem the way it should be and how they too can make a difference. We have to make a difference. Thank you for writing about this Frank and thanks Karen for bringing this wonderful book to our attention.
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I would love to read this. I am in the middle of a situation like this, but I am not the cheater. I think it may give me a little perspective of the other side...maybe help me understand what he could have been thinking. I absolutely think that infidelity should be factored in during divorce and custody. Especially now. I think that it does tell a lot about a person that would do this. Is this a man that I want raising our children? I strive every day to make sure my children are in a good loving environment and have strong morals in place. As you can tell this is a sore subject for me at the moment and I am just struggling to understand. Thanks for the great review and giveaway!
ReplyDelete@Frank - It does not feel like I will survive this. My world is upside down. Thanks for the advice. It is good to have positive to focus on instead of negative.
I can't believe I would even publish this comment for the world to read, but here it goes!!
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I do feel it should be a factor in divorce/custody cases..my first marraige ended because he had an affair....it still haunts me 18 years later..
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@ Dana, you will get through this. It will be very difficult but you will get through this. Regardless of which spouse cheats, the pain and suffering is devastating. I didn't think I would survive at first, but I had two young daughters to raise. I just keep breathing and continued to Look up...Get up...and never ever give up. You are not alone.
ReplyDeleteOMG! I have been dating Frank for 4 months and just went online to check out his efforts (for the first time!!! I am FLOORED!
ReplyDelete\\ I am a busy executive) to publicize this work of his and see this! Wow! This is effed up! Dana, you are not alone but Frank!!! WTF???
I am sooo embarrassed! Please don't ever let my family find out about this. OMG! What a fool I am!!!
ReplyDeleteFrank: Thank you for joining the conversation. I feel honored to have you on my blog and for you to comment. I especially appreciate your support to Dana. You are truly a wonderful person.
ReplyDeleteAnonymous: I am very confused by your comments. What's messed up? Did I not do a good job on the review?
ReplyDeleteKaren, Thank you for giving a first time author like me time on your blog. I hope this story helps another family avoid what my daughters and I went through - but if you can't avoid it, I want your readers to know that you will survive and eventually your life will be better and richer.
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