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WhenLauraMunson'sessaywasfirstpublished,theNewYorkTimeswassofloodedwithresponsesthattheyhadtoclosedownthecommentfeatureontheirwebsite.Readerssentittotheirfriendsandtherapistsgaveittotheirclients.WhatdidMunsonwritethatcausedsuchafervour?Lauradetailedwhathappenedwhenherhusbandofmorethantwentyyearstoldherhewasn'tsurehelovedheranymoreandwantedtomoveout.Laura'sresponsetoherhusband:Idon'tbuyit.Inthispoignantandfunnymemoir,Laurarecountsthetimeherfaithinhermarriagewasputtothetest.Shakentothecoreafterthedeathofherbelovedfather,notfindingtheprofessionalsuccessthatshehadhopedfor,andaftermuchtherapy,Laura,agedforty,realisedshehadtostopbasingherhappinessonthingsoutsidehercontrolandcommittoan'EndofSuffering'.