For Jamie Patterson, the end of her marriage is signaled by betrayal and abandonment. When estranged husband Ben asks to live with Jamie again, she ignores her instincts, her family's concern, and her friends' doubts and sets about making a perfect home in a California beach town.
What follows in 33-year-old Patterson's debut reads more like a mystery (or a horror story) than an account of a relationship ruptured by infidelity. As Jamie's carefully titrated efforts walk a tightrope between wishful fantasy and cruel reality, we watch: enraptured, enraged, and endeared by this fearless yet fragile young woman who must end one way of life to forge a new one.
"In my 25 years of treating couples struggling with infidelity, I've not come across a better description of the inner workings of a woman trapped in a dependent relationship. If you want to understand, then I'd recommend you read Lost Edens."
- Rick Reynolds, President and Founder of Affair Recovery
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