The author is telling her story based on how hard her life has been. She is a woman writer, a college teacher and she is also married to a writer. She considers teaching to be a quite steady job, but she enjoys writing better. She is more successful than her husband and he feels some kind of way about that. I enjoyed the story because many couples have the same issue which I believe is mostly cause by the male ego. That mentality that woman should play a smaller role in the home or earn less. It’s a toxic way of thinking that leads to toxic relationships. She tried her best to hang on, I guess for her daughter, and I respect her for that. She is a dreamer, and she has a lot of ambitions. In addition of taking care of the child, she has to deal with abuse from her husband and I think that she deserved better. Her husband’s insecurity has been problematic to the family and it could have been worse. He is too Jealous of her and could have been a much serious treat. One question I have is why did she take so long to take legal action. This is a sad story, but I’m happy that she stood strong and still ready to overcome life obstacles.