You gotta love a book on divorce that opens with a Shakespeare line, "Go to your bosom; knock there, and ask your heart what it doth know." Even though Lisa Thompson's wise and prudent The Great Escape: A Girl's Guide to Leaving a Marriage (Blossom $14.95) is being marketed towards women, some of her counsel--such as how to deal with anger--works for any sane person. It's about leaving a marriage responsibly, not as a victim, but instead "choosing joy." A sublime, smart book, with some heartfelt, personal stories to back up her practical advice.

Lisa Thomson lives in Vancouver, where she grew up. She has raised two children and lived on the Prairies for 22 years. She is also an interior decorator and a painter.

www.lisathomsonlive.com

Books:

The Great Escape: A Girl's Guide to Leaving a Marriage (Blossom, 2011) $14.95 978-0-9878378-0-6

A Divorce Companion: The Best of the Great Escape (2017) $6.98. e-book.

Hearts Unbroken: Short Stories (Library and Archives Canada-Government of Canada, 2018) $14.34 9780987837837

The Wine Diaries: Musings On Divorce Paired With Wine (self-published, 2019) $20.04 9780987837844

Daughter of the Moon (self-published, 2024) $24.31 9780987837851

[BCBW 2024]