Happens Every Day

An All-Too-True Story

De: Isabel Gillies

Narrado por: Isabel Gillies

Isabel Gillies had a wonderful life—a handsome, intelligent, loving husband who was a professor; two glorious toddlers; a beautiful house in their Midwestern college town; the time and place to express all her ebullience and affection and optimism. Suddenly, the life Isabel had made crumbled. Her husband, Josiah, announced that he was leaving her and their two young sons. "Happens every day," said a friend.

Far from a self-pitying diatribe, Happens Every Day reads like an intimate conversation between friends. It is a dizzyingly candid, compulsively readable, ultimately redemptive story about love, marriage, family, heartbreak, and the unexpected turns of a life. On the one hand, reading this book is like watching a train wreck. On the other hand, as Gillies herself says, it is about trying to light a candle instead of cursing the darkness, and loving your life even if it has slipped away.©2009 Simon & Schuster, Inc.; ©2009 Isabel Gillies

Reseñas de la Crítica

"Isabel Gillies has written a heartbreaking memoir about the wild unpredictability of the human heart. She is stunningly candid and reminds every reader that, yes, lives fall apart, husbands leave wives, people start over -- Happens Every Day. Gillies is moving, funny, authentic, and never a victim. Her voice is instantly compelling." -- Elisabeth Robinson, author of The True and Outstanding Adventures of the Hunt Sisters

"Isabel Gillies tells the story of the breakup of her 'perfect' marriage with astonishing honesty, sharp humor, and not a shred of self-pity. This is a memoir that reads like a gripping mystery and a moving coming-of-age tale." -- David Auburn, Pulitzer Prize-winning author of Proof

"What a strange and wonderful surprise: a gorgeous, funny, exuberant book about the disastrous end of a marriage. A loss like Gillies's might happen all the time, but it's rarely met with the passion, compassion, energy, and warmth that suffuse every page. With charming candor, she lays bare her sorrow and her joys, and finds a true -- and instructive -- talent for transformation and happiness." -- Maile Meloy, author of Both Ways Is the Only Way I Want It and A Family Daughter

Awesome

I’m not a reader at all but this book caught my attention from beginning to end

my story

every page of this book was my story of course my feelings and pain except mine hasnt ended that nicely highly recommend

Great book!

I felt like I was in her shoes the entire time. It was filled with emotions and a lot of detail. Very well written!

Not only a good book--she is a great narrator

At first I didn't realize the author herself was the narrator--but then I realized she's a professional actress so of course she would make a great narrator. I am picky about narrators, but usually overlook the issue when writing a review. However, I enjoyed Gillies' voice, tone, and narration so much that I say Please, Please, if Gillies ever takes time off from acting hire her to narrate more books. Her voice is really easy on the ears!
As for the book, it is better than fiction! I am sorry she had to go through this, but there is a lot of heart in this book that will be of comfort and help to others in the same boat. I couldn't "put it down" (wrong phrase for an audiobook...let's just say I kept wearing down my battery on my player.)

Great read for a hard time

Author brings the story of love and heartbreak to you in a very real way.

Great until the end..

This book was very realistic and well written - I felt that I have "been there, done that" - In fact, I have. Unfortunately, the story is all too true and it is written so that you feel you are living the story... until the last 20 minutes. I felt like the author didn't really know how to end the story to keep it believable. The author was an excellent narrator which is not often the case with authors. I will look forward to this author's next book.

Adored it!

I loved this book because it felt like the author was a friend telling me about everything that had happened up until I met her. It was an honest and real look at divorce. I look forward to future projects.

its a great listen...

this is a compelling listen...i'm listening whenever possible as this is a hard-to-put-down sort of book. despite some awkward pauses in the recording (a director was needed or the current one should have been fired), thumbs up to the author.

Isabel Inspired Me

Where does Happens Every Day rank among all the audiobooks you’ve listened to so far?

Top 10

What other book might you compare Happens Every Day to and why?

A Year and Six Seconds - sequel, we learn how she pulls her life back together

Which character – as performed by Isabel Gillies – was your favorite?

The other woman

Was this a book you wanted to listen to all in one sitting?

Yes

Oh, So Quaint and Shallow

I wanted to like this book but just could not identify at all with it. The author, who is also the narrator, does not appear to know her husband at all. She seems to know more about her interior decoration and fashions than she does about any person in the book. It is difficult to empathize with these problems. I realize that all divorces are hard especially if on is blindsided. Perhaps she is in shock and the dire situation has not hit her yet so she is focusing on the surface elements of her situation. I hope that is the case. If not, it does not foretell well for future relationships.

The narration, too, lacked depth and was spotty in its consistency. I think the book would have been better served had someone other than the author narrated.