Review of Deceit
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Review of Deceit
[Following is a volunteer review of "Deceit" by Vernon Baumrind.]
We go into marriage with our partner, hoping for the best life has to offer. We are aware that, as is typical with life, the future holds both joyful and sorrowful packages for us. But we progress still, very much encouraged by the assured commitment and support of our significant other. What happens when this supposedly other source of strength connives with an external force to unsettle and threaten not only the sanctity of the union but also every other instrument therein: the children, the family value, and even the continued existence of the lineage?
In this book, Vernon Baumrind writes about how his once happy and promising marriage was ruined by the intrusion of a gynecologist, Dr. James Ewing, and how his wife's collusion with this intruder made things sadly so devastating and irredeemable. The narrative captures Linda's (the author's wife's) sudden change of character following the beginning of her illicit affairs with her gynecologist, and we get to see the immensity of emotional trouble her cold attitudes caused her unsuspecting husband as he struggles to understand what the problem with his wife is.
The narrative takes a swift change as Mr. Baumrind first learns of his wife's sexual escapades and unfolds with his various attempts to have meaningful conversations with his wife and make the family work, Linda's inability to see beyond the "steam" from her entanglement with Dr. Ewing, Mr. Baumrind's resort to using wiretap technology to save himself and their two children from the fierce legal battles ahead, and the irreparable losses the actions of Linda and Dr. Ewing caused their various families.
Deceit: A True Story of Domestic Infidelity and Betrayal with Salacious Details Recorded by Wiretap, written by Vernon Baumrind, first and foremost highlights the importance of paying attention to our intuition or instinct: that powerful manifestation that can give us that prophecy we so much need, that awareness that cannot be attained through mere observations, and that information that is required to take the best course of action.
Added to the above are in-depth explorations of abuse of professional codes of conduct, sex addiction, selfishness, abysmal disregard for marital values, the strengths and some loopholes in the American justice system, the power of self-restraint in the face of extreme provocations, the justifiable need to preserve one's self and their loved ones from harm and victimization, and the irrefutable reality of action and consequences.
The narrative is well written and presented in such a way that readers can feel the depth of the incidents being recounted and their implications in the lives of the concerned families. This is a tale of defeat and triumph, of lost opportunities to make things right, and of superficial repentance and intermittent manipulative intent. Actors like Linda and Dr. Ewing might make you sad, but the interventions of people like Mr. Baumrind, Jan Warner, Charles Ray, and Dr. Schnackenberg and the legal pronouncements and the Medical Board's disciplinary measures might soothe your pains and reassure you of the eternity and beauty of virtues and every worthy action.
This is a well-edited work, with just one grammatical error. I have no complaints to report about this book and rate it 5 out of 5 stars for its engaging, impactful contents. The book not only informs readers of the possibility of the incidents recounted here but also equips them with the knowledge to protect themselves when faced with similar situations and stresses the need for those with habits like Dr. Ewing and Linda to seek help while it's still safe and effective. This book is only appropriate for adult readers, given the nature of the issues being discussed here.
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Deceit
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We go into marriage with our partner, hoping for the best life has to offer. We are aware that, as is typical with life, the future holds both joyful and sorrowful packages for us. But we progress still, very much encouraged by the assured commitment and support of our significant other. What happens when this supposedly other source of strength connives with an external force to unsettle and threaten not only the sanctity of the union but also every other instrument therein: the children, the family value, and even the continued existence of the lineage?
In this book, Vernon Baumrind writes about how his once happy and promising marriage was ruined by the intrusion of a gynecologist, Dr. James Ewing, and how his wife's collusion with this intruder made things sadly so devastating and irredeemable. The narrative captures Linda's (the author's wife's) sudden change of character following the beginning of her illicit affairs with her gynecologist, and we get to see the immensity of emotional trouble her cold attitudes caused her unsuspecting husband as he struggles to understand what the problem with his wife is.
The narrative takes a swift change as Mr. Baumrind first learns of his wife's sexual escapades and unfolds with his various attempts to have meaningful conversations with his wife and make the family work, Linda's inability to see beyond the "steam" from her entanglement with Dr. Ewing, Mr. Baumrind's resort to using wiretap technology to save himself and their two children from the fierce legal battles ahead, and the irreparable losses the actions of Linda and Dr. Ewing caused their various families.
Deceit: A True Story of Domestic Infidelity and Betrayal with Salacious Details Recorded by Wiretap, written by Vernon Baumrind, first and foremost highlights the importance of paying attention to our intuition or instinct: that powerful manifestation that can give us that prophecy we so much need, that awareness that cannot be attained through mere observations, and that information that is required to take the best course of action.
Added to the above are in-depth explorations of abuse of professional codes of conduct, sex addiction, selfishness, abysmal disregard for marital values, the strengths and some loopholes in the American justice system, the power of self-restraint in the face of extreme provocations, the justifiable need to preserve one's self and their loved ones from harm and victimization, and the irrefutable reality of action and consequences.
The narrative is well written and presented in such a way that readers can feel the depth of the incidents being recounted and their implications in the lives of the concerned families. This is a tale of defeat and triumph, of lost opportunities to make things right, and of superficial repentance and intermittent manipulative intent. Actors like Linda and Dr. Ewing might make you sad, but the interventions of people like Mr. Baumrind, Jan Warner, Charles Ray, and Dr. Schnackenberg and the legal pronouncements and the Medical Board's disciplinary measures might soothe your pains and reassure you of the eternity and beauty of virtues and every worthy action.
This is a well-edited work, with just one grammatical error. I have no complaints to report about this book and rate it 5 out of 5 stars for its engaging, impactful contents. The book not only informs readers of the possibility of the incidents recounted here but also equips them with the knowledge to protect themselves when faced with similar situations and stresses the need for those with habits like Dr. Ewing and Linda to seek help while it's still safe and effective. This book is only appropriate for adult readers, given the nature of the issues being discussed here.
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Deceit
View: on Bookshelves | on Amazon
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