The Truth Shall Set You Free: A Memoir - Softcover

Whitehead, Sally Lowe

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0664258182 ISBN 13: 9780664258184

Publisher: Westminster John Knox Press, 1999

Synopsis

A riveting new voice in literary memoir tells the gripping true story of a family shattered--and ultimately set free--by the revelation of a long-hidden secret. Sally Lowe Whitehead shares the deeply personal story of her own and her husband's lifelong quest for spiritual truth--and her astonishing discovery of her husband's homosexuality, which initially broke and then remade her vision of family, love, and Christian faith.

About this title

About the Author:

Sally Lowe Whitehead is a freelance writer and the mother of six young men. The Truth Shall Set You Free is her first book.

From Library Journal:

Whitehead, who is Episcopal, fell in love with her high school sweetheart, Michael, who is Catholic, and they made the fatal make-out mistake, which forced them into marriage. After 21 years together, Whitehead confronted her husband, asking if he is having an affair?with another man. In this literary memoir, written with the encouragement of her family, friends, ex-husband Michael, and his partner, Craig, Whitehead, a newspaper columnist living in Cumming, Georgia, chronicles her vision of faith and the joy and pain of raising a family. Sally and Michael shared a roving quest after God, which led them through fundamentalism and created false guilt about their parenting of six sons and one daughter. After sharing what was deep within their hearts, they were able to break free from spiritual and personal repression and discover a path to acceptance, forgiveness, and love. A moving book; recommended for family inspirational collections.?L. Kriz, West Des Moines Lib., Ia.
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About this edition

• Publisher: Westminster John Knox Press
• Publication date: 1999
• ISBN 10: 0664258182
• ISBN 13: 9780664258184
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 261