Review THIS IS NOT THE STORY YOU THINK IT IS is true to its title. The book took me by surprise. I read it in one sitting and loved Munson's tone, wit, wisdom and writing ( - Anita Shreve, author of THE PILOT'S WIFE ) Laura Munson takes the spiritual stuff and the personal stuff and the love stuff and the pain stuff and she brews them all together in a very fun and touching memoir. I'm a fan. This is a wonderful book ( Marianne Williamson, author of The Age of MIRACLES AND A RETURN to Love ) Let me tell you what this book is about. This is a book about saying yes. It's the story of Laura Munson's alchemical ability to create abundance and bounty in the face of scarcity and abandonment - no small triumph. Filled with gems big and small... Munson is a wonderful guide - wise, brave, and tenaciously honest ( - Melanie Gideon, author of THE SLIPPERY YEAR: A MEDITATION ON HAPPILY EVER AFTER ) This book is fabulous. Laura Munson's noble quest to become the source of her own happiness will take you by the hand and heart as it guides you through the steps to living a life without suffering. Her story pulls back the curtain on the only magic we e ( Arielle Ford, author of The SOULMATE Secret ) Book Description Laura Munson's essay in the New York Times, about the year her marriage was tested in a way