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Book

Dear Alyne : my years as a married virgin

Call Number

  • 921 T157 (CEN, OSH)

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Edition

First edition.

Publication Information

New York : HarperOne, an imprint of HarperCollins Publishers, [2025]

Physical Description

263 pages ; 24 cm

Summary

"From world traveler, entrepreneur, and content creator @DearAlyne, a vulnerable and hilarious memoir of how she escaped the restrictive expectations of her family and faith and found herself in the process"-- Provided by publisher.

Alyne Tamir was raised to live her life for others: for her husband, her family, and the Mormon church. For twenty-five years, she put them ahead of herself, repressing things that didn't fit the neat, traditional story that had been written for her. On the surface, her life seemed picture-perfect. But in reality, Alyne was miserable, struggling to reconcile her flawless image with the pain and humiliation of abuse, an eating disorder, infidelity, and depression. Until Alyne reached a breaking point: the day her husband asked for a divorce--over email. Thank God! Or, not God. Finally free from the expectations of her family and faith, Alyne had to start a new life, which meant rediscovering herself and what she secretly wanted all along: the liberating life of a digital nomad. In a singular voice brimming with honesty and humor, Alyne invites us on a journey of strength and self-discovery--with a little bit of irreverence along the way. Dear Alyne is a one-of-a-kind, coming-of-age story and a testament to the limitless possibilities that await those brave enough to defy convention.

Contents

  • A Mormon marries a Jew
  • The Jesus house
  • The honor code
  • Anxiously engaged
  • The temple marriage
  • Drinking water with boys
  • The philosopher
  • Betrayal
  • The divorcée
  • Tinder bonfire
  • Digital nomad
  • Alone in Albania
  • Shots fired
  • Heaven-only polygamy
  • The German
  • Eat, pray . . . open relationship?
  • The great escape
  • The church of Alyne
  • Epilogue: The Jesus age.

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