Love After The Empty HouseLIGHTHOUSE BOOKS
Love After The Empty House
When the Empty House resurfaces, an apparently small detail—a vacant house whose keys were never returned—changes the plans of a designer preparing to sell a childhood house. A former spouse seeking a civil new relationship knows more than expected, but cooperation is complicated by the boundary between forgiveness and forgetting. The resulting emotionally mature second-chance romance develops through rethink attachment after a marriage ends.
Contents
Part I — Disruption (The Empty House) 1. The Life Left Behind: the situation facing a designer preparing to sell a childhood house 2. Vacant House Whose Keys Were Never Returned 3. The First Uneasy Conversation: what a former spouse seeking a civil new relationship refuses to explain 4. A Reason to Remain: a new obligation at The Empty House Part II — Entanglement (Love After Divorce) 5. The Memory That Matters: the earlier meaning of Love After Divorce 6. The Price of a Favor: a favor involving a vacant house whose keys were never returned 7. The Love After Divorce Turning Point: rethink attachment after a marriage ends 8. What the Town Remembers: a public reaction at The Empty House Part III — Escalation 9. A Different Version of the Past: the competing versions of the boundary between forgiveness and forgetting 10. One Small Gesture: a tentative step by a designer preparing to sell a childhood house 11. Something More Than Obligation: what a former spouse seeking a civil new relationship has overlooked 12. The Choice Deferred: an urgent decision involving The Empty House Part IV — Crisis 13. The Question of Boundary Between Forgiveness And Forgetting 14. Unexpected Company: an unexpected visitor to The Empty House 15. A Truth Spoken Too Late: the disclosure behind a vacant house whose keys were never returned 16. The Future in Question: a revised understanding of Love After Divorce Part V — Reassessment 17. When Confidence Fails: a difficult consequence for a designer preparing to sell a childhood house 18. An Honest Reckoning: a truth finally told by a former spouse seeking a civil new relationship 19. The Cost of Rethink Attachment After A Marriage Ends 20. The Work of Repair: an imperfect attempt at repair Part VI — Resolution 21. An Invitation to Begin: a decision about the boundary between forgiveness and forgetting 22. Where the Road Changes: the meaning of a vacant house whose keys were never returned changes 23. The Empty House Decision 24. The Place They Choose: new responsibilities for a designer preparing to sell a childhood house