Divorce Sucks: What to Do When Irreconcilable Differences, Lawyer Fees, and Your Ex's Hollywood Wife Make You Miserable

by Mary Jo Eustace

Book Overview

Hock the platinum. Take down the vacation photos. Cancel the joint checking account.

There's no question . . . Divorce Sucks. And perhaps no one knows that better than author Mary Jo Eustace, whose ex-husband Dean McDermott married Tori Spelling a mere thirty days after their divorce was finalized. One part tell-all and one part guide to get readers on their feet after a bitter breakup, this hilarious addition to the bestselling Sucks...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1605506559
• ISBN13: 9781605506555
• Release Date: October 2009
• Publisher: Adams Media Corporation
• Length: 240 Pages
• Weight: 1.00 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 5.8" x 8.7"

Customer Reviews

Best Book on Divorce Ever

Fantastic book - I loved every page !! I see there have been some complaints that it is not juicy enough and I for one respected the author even more for that. This book is a real journey through divorce, beautifully written and extremely helpful and inspiring to anyone making serious life changes. She tells elements of her story with class and humor using her experiences to help and guide the reader through. I am sure Ms. Eustace could have opted to dish and sling mud - but for readers of this book who will use it for years to come, we are grateful that she did not. Imagine someone taking the high road and not smearing her ex husband's name for perhaps the sake of her children - what nerve!!! I would highly recommend Divorce Sucks as a self help book or an entertaining and fun read. To me it was the perfect combination of both!

Class, not trash

Instead of a trashy tell-all, the author has written a very good, witty guide to getting through the 'divorce cruise' intact, and starting life on the other side. There are a few snippets about Tori Spelling, but she has definitely taken the high road in this book. Mary Jo has proven herself a class act. Would suggest this for anyone going through a divorce.

Extremely well written, encouraging book

This book is NOT a bitter tell-all. It is this woman's personal story of how she got through the crisis of the worst kind of betrayal a woman can experience. Very helpful advice given as a coach would give to an athlete to get them back in the game. She helps us to laugh at things that are painful in order to take a step back and look at the big picture so that we can move on. I liked it much more than I thought I would.

Insightful, funny and sometimes painful

I will admit that my interest in this book was triggered by the gossipy stories written about the author's husband and Tori Spelling, as well as the short story that Mary Jo Eustace wrote in "The Other Woman." Yes, you'll get some scoop about what happened - from the wronged party this time - but the book is much more than that. This is really a self-help book that is intertwined with a thoughtful, candid and sometimes gut-wrenching memoir about the author's journey through her own experience of divorce and recovery. She handles the topic with grace and humor, at times baring her soul about some of the worst moments she endured and how she found the strength to pick herself up and move on to a better life. Topics such as what to think about when choosing an attorney, how to handle the disclosures to your own children, navigate the waters with your ex-spouse (and, if it applies, your "replacement") and move on with a man who may or may not have an ex and children of his own are all covered. Much of the advice is common sense, but as anyone who has gone through this process knows, common sense goes out the window when your emotions are in tatters, and hearing from someone who has been there, survived and thrived is really invaluable. While the author was fairly classy and pretty restrained when discussing her ex, Dean McDermott, and Tori Spelling, you can't help but feel some level of disgust for both of them after reading this book, and it makes Tori Spelling's version of the story (if you've read it) seem pretty nauseating in contrast. I mean, what can you think about a man who introduces his child to his new girlfriend two weeks after abruptly leaving his wife, and then lies to his child about the nature of the relationship? But I digress...whether you have been through a divorce and are looking for inspiration or whether you are more interested in the individuals involved in this story, you will not be disappointed in this book and you will be very impressed with the amazing woman who wrote it.

What Goes Around...

I loved this book. OK, admittedly I've never been a fan of Tori Spelling, but any way you slice it, what she did to this woman and her family was wrong. This woman has a right to speak her mind and tell her side of things. The one I feel sorriest for is Mary Jo's & Dean's son. Spelling acts like he doesn't exist and that is perhaps her worst crime. For any woman who has ever been dumped for another woman, this book will speak to you. I highly recommend this book.