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I'm so glad you saw my post and responded! Yeah, that book brings back scads of memories for me. I still have my ancient worn/torn original paperback and I don't even want a new edition---I like THAT one that saw me through. I was around 21 when I read it, but I was the "new to feminist studies" person who had grown up around pretty darn good men/husbands/families and was so surprised to learn that not all men were as good as my father, etc. I spent my "womanhood" years trying to get my self-esteem back. So many parts of the book still come back to me, but the character of Val, even abandoning her own sons, wow, that was big stuff to me. I couldn't go that far, to this day. Mira's evolution, however, was an inspiration (though not an *easy* path). Lots of it scared the bejesus out of me---but surely made me stronger--and made me think! May seem weird to say "glad you got out of that first marriage" but seems from your description, best that happened. And guess what? We have something else in common. You got married this year at 50 and I got married last year at 48! Yeah, others along the way before, but this guy was/is well worth the wait. Hope that's true for you, too!
As for HootOwl.......have fun dealing with that one. Better thee than me!
