The writing is good. The content is a mixed bag. An affair, particularly a long-term one, is messy. Talking about it is messy. There's no way that this book couldn't be messy. Add in some religion (I did not think we were going to be hearing about religion). Add in some folksy Southern sensibility (I listened to this one, which was narrated mostly by the author and one chapter by the author's wife).

There were so many times reading this that I thought this marriage couldn't be saved, and I truly do not know how it was saved. I liked that Harrison admitted that he played a role in this. I like that they sought therapy. I like that they showed perseverance. 

It felt like the couple were in the *messy middle* for most of this book, and I felt shortchanged that the reader didn't really get the full story of how they got out of it. Because I'm sure a lot of people read this to figure out how to get over that hump, and that part felt missing. Although I wasn't expecting the religious aspect, it didn't come across too heavy-handed. 

It takes an incredible amount of vulnerability to write a memoir like this.