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　　“I feel like I’ve joined an enormous club, something like the

Veterans of Foreign Wars. We are weary with battle fatigue and

sometimes even gripped by nostalgia for the good old, bad old days,

but our numbers are large,” writes Theo Pauline Nestor in this wry,

fiercely honest chronicle of life after divorce.

Less than an hour after confronting her husband over his massive

gambling losses, Theo banishes him from their home forever. With

two young daughters to support and her life as a stay-at-home

mother at an abrupt end, Nestor finds herself slipping from

“middle-class grace” as she attends a court-ordered custody class,

stumbles through job interviews, and–much to her surprise–falls in

love once again. As Theo rebuilds her life and recovers her sense

of self, she’s forced to confront her own family’s legacy of

divorce. “I’m from a long line of stock market speculators, artists

of unmarketable talents, and alcoholics,” writes Nestor. “The

higher, harder road is not our road. We move, we divorce, we drink,

or we disappear.”

Nestor’s journey takes her deep into her family’s past, to a tiny

village in Mexico, where she discovers the truth about how her

sister ended up living in a convent there after their parents

divorced in the early sixties. What she learns ultimately brings

her closer to understanding her own divorce and its impact on her

two daughters. “I knew from experience that for children divorce

means half the world is constantly eclipsed. When you’re with one

parent, the other must always slip out of view,” Nestor

writes.

Funny, openhearted, and brave, How to Sleep Alone in a King-Size

Bed will speak to anyone who has passed through the halls of

divorce court or risked tenderness after loss. It marks the debut

of an enchanting, deeply truthful voice.

From the Hardcover edition.

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　　THEO PAULINE NESTOR teaches writing at the University of

Washington. Her essay “The Chicken’s in the Oven, My Husband’s out

the Door” was published in the New York Times “Modern Love” column

and was the genesis of this book. She lives in Seattle, Washington,

with her two daughters.

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媒体评论

　　"Theo has a big heart, a real feeling for the pain and

craziness of human life."

　　—Frank McCourt, author of Angela's Ashes

　　“Theo Nestor has an uncommon ability to evoke common yet very

intense emotions. How to Sleep Alone in a King-Size Bed is smart,

astringent, funny, precise, candid, and possesses not an ounce of

self-pity.”

　　—David Shields, author of The Thing About Life Is That One Day

You’ll Be Dead

　　“Heartbreakingly honest, wryly funny, and revelatory . . .

[Nestor’s] clever and relatable prose makes her tale endearing and

insightful, and she sidesteps the clichés of a woman wounded with

bittersweet honesty.”

　　—LadiesHomeJournal.com

　　“A divorced mother’s funny, chatty, revealing take on

Splitsville–with just enough anguish and sadness to be utterly

believable...An unexpected treat here is a vivid portrait of the

author's thrice-married, utterly nonmaternal but generous

mother...Women going through the pain and turmoil of separation and

divorce will appreciate Nestor’s candor and wit. Not another slick

how-to, but a comforting reminder that life goes on after the

spouse is gone.” —Kirkus

　　From the Hardcover edition.

书籍介绍

“I feel like I’ve joined an enormous club, something like the Veterans of Foreign Wars. We are weary with battle fatigue and sometimes even gripped by nostalgia for the good old, bad old days, but our numbers are large,” writes Theo Pauline Nestor in this wry, fiercely honest chronicle of life after divorce.

Less than an hour after confronting her husband over his massive gambling losses, Theo banishes him from their home forever. With two young daughters to support and her life as a stay-at-home mother at an abrupt end, Nestor finds herself slipping from “middle-class grace” as she attends a court-ordered custody class, stumbles through job interviews, and–much to her surprise–falls in love once again. As Theo rebuilds her life and recovers her sense of self, she’s forced to confront her own family’s legacy of divorce. “I’m from a long line of stock market speculators, artists of unmarketable talents, and alcoholics,” writes Nestor. “The higher, harder road is not our road. We move, we divorce, we drink, or we disappear.”

Nestor’s journey takes her deep into her family’s past, to a tiny village in Mexico, where she discovers the truth about how her sister ended up living in a convent there after their parents divorced in the early sixties. What she learns ultimately brings her closer to understanding her own divorce and its impact on her two daughters. “I knew from experience that for children divorce means half the world is constantly eclipsed. When you’re with one parent, the other must always slip out of view,” Nestor writes.

Funny, openhearted, and brave, How to Sleep Alone in a King-Size Bed will speak to anyone who has passed through the halls of divorce court or risked tenderness after loss. It marks the debut of an enchanting, deeply truthful voice.

From the Hardcover edition.