No matter what your age, divorce is one of lifes greatest challenges. But while your parents, friends, and lawyers may be chock-full of advice, the truth is that young women who divorce today face a brand-new set of issues and possibilities far removed from those of women a generation before. If youre looking for a fresh, empowering, and thoroughly modern guide to starting this new chapter of your life, offers the ultimate roadmapfrom wading through legal jargon to getting back into societyas told by your best girlfriends whove been there.

Based on the experiences of more than thirty women who divorced in their twenties and thirties without children, offers camaraderie and practical counsel on:

Breaking the news to family and friends

Coping with sudden singledomfrom living arrangements to changing your name

Protecting yourself financially and dividing your assets

Legalese 101making the legal process work for you

Reentering the dating scene

How to handle encounters with your ex

Warm and insightful, gives you the tools to find your way through this difficult timeand emerge a stronger, wiser, happier you.