Textual Healing: How a Cellphone Saved a Single, Sinking, Suburban Mom

by Annie North

After the darkness, the light always comes. A TRUE STORY. For Annie North, the light came from strangers in the shadows, one text at a time. When her marriage ended, Annie found herself alone, save for three small children and a cellphone. After a trial of therapy and antidepressants, she moved on to her own brand of making up stories and presenting them to men she met through texting. By inventing new characters within herself, she became a powerful muse for her men and in return, their love for her was the strength she needed to become the woman she had been looking for. In a world of byte-sized social media, instant-gratification, one-click dating apps, Annie's sometimes shocking memoir takes us on a journey of love, adventure, possibility, and opportunity as she uncovers the men behind the texts, and in so doing, she reveals herself. This is a unique and honest account of the lies that needed to be told in order to bring the truth forward, "In ways I wouldn't have imagined, Annie's story offers nourishment to any woman struggling with the overwhelming demands of modern life. With humor and honesty, Textual Healing shows that love is all around us, whether we're looking for it or not." - Marci Shimoff, #1 New York Times Bestselling Author, Happy for No Reason, Love For No Reason, Chicken Soup for the Woman's Soul

264 pages, Paperback

Published August 19, 2018

Reviews

[Stephanie Loux · Rating 4 out of 5]

An interesting read. A bit empowering as a woman and bit disturbing as a wife with a traveling husband. A well written memoir and a bit racy but very thought provoking too. I read for about 3 hours straight last night not realizing it was midnight...

[C · Rating 2 out of 5]

I couldn't finish it : (