Nordie's at Noon is an honest and inspiring testament to [these authors'] experiences which, I am completely confident... will inspire thousands of women as it inspired me.

Part of what I want to do is sort of reclaim my story - it belongs to me and to my children, who have to live with whoever their mother is.

My father had gone to Vietnam.

You don't have to be perfect; you just have to be open.

... all things are possible if you are willing to put yourself on the line. You cannot stand back and hope for the best. You have to act.

Resilience is accepting your new reality, even if it's less good than the one you had before.

I am imperfect in a million ways, but I always thought I was the kind of woman, the kind of wife to whom a husband would be faithful.