title: Primal Loss: The Now-Adult Children of Divorce Speak
author:  Leila Miller 
description: <span><i>Primal Loss</i> records for us the actual pain of those most wounded by divorce--children. This makes it countercultural in the best of ways. Some suffering today is not allowed to be called suffering. It is not politically correct to say that children suffer greatly from the divorce of their parents. This book needed to be written, and it needs to be read. It will help children of divorce know that they are not wrong in feeling this awful loss, which, once named and brought to Christ and His Cross, can find healing and even be redemptive. It will help allwho bear wounds caused by broken marriages, including divorces themselves, not only to see in truth what has happened, but also to seek the One whose mercy is greater than our sins and whose Cross is our only hope. <b>-- Bishop Thomas J. Olmsted, Diocese of Phoenix</b></span><br /><br /><span>"For I hate divorce, says the Lord" (Malachi 2:16). In <i>Primal Loss</i>, adult children explain thelife-long impact of learning that horrific concept that "love stops" because their parents divorced. These voices must not be snuffed out by the political correctness that has silenced the suffering brought on by actions that are deemed sinful by the Church. "Open thy mouth for the dumb, and for the causes of all the children that pass" (Proverbs 31:8 Douay-Rheims). <b>- Monica Breaux, PhD, MSW, Catholic speaker and therapist, 2010 Catholic Social Worker of the Year, creator of Wholly Men and Women programs</b></span><br /><br /><span>We all need to listen to the voices in Primal Loss because their pain is significant and motivating. Those in marriages will be inspired to elevate their relationships and inoculate against divorce; those who have suffered should take comfort that they are not alone, and that hope and peace can return.</span><br /><span><b>--Diane Medved, Ph.D., psychologist and author of<i> Don't Divorce: Powerful Arguments For Saving and Revitalizing Your Marriage.</i></b></span><br /><span></span><br /><br /><span>Reading <i>Primal Loss</i> is akin to watching footage of the Hindenburg disaster. Its message is so rivetingly compelling that it's impossible to tear your gaze away, even though it documents a profound tragedy. Regardless of your current views on divorce, this book will impact you deeply."</span><br /><span><b>-- Patrick Madrid, radio host, author of many books, including<i> Life Lessons: Fifty Things I Learned in My First Fifty Years</i></b></span><br /><br /><span><i>Primal Loss</i> is shock treatment for anyone rationalizing the effect of a broken home on a child. Leila Miller presents the raw words of adult children of divorce, exposing the myth that "the children are all right." Every pastor and counselor should read this book! <b>-- Leila Marie Lawler, co-author of <i>The Little Oratory: A Beginner's Guide to Praying in the Home</i></b></span>
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  E.R. nurse Leila Matthews’s whole life turned upon one single sentence:
  “Brody, I’m pregnant.” What she thought would be the happiest day of her life
  became a nightmare as she was abandoned by the father of her soon-to-be-born
  child. If her friend Jaxon wasn’t there to pick up the pieces, she couldn’t
  have coped. Then what had started out as a deep and abiding friendship became
  a soul-searing love.
  
  
  Yet, while Jaxon is the man of her dreams, Leila doesn’t want her child to
  grow up not knowing its father. The situation, a triangle involving tortured
  pasts and unstoppable passion, will test everyone involved. Both suitors will
  seek forgiveness for terrible mistakes, and Leila will soon be pulled between
  two powerful men: a handsome CEO who owns all he surveys, and an ex-soldier
  whose M.C. teeters on the brink of the unforgivable. Leila must choose the man
  who is perfect for her future…and for the future of her child.
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
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