Straight Wives: Shattered Lives is a compilation of 27 stories of members of Bonnie Kaye, M.Ed's international support group. The women tell their personal stories to help millions of other women livnig or leaving their straight/gay marriages with the advice on how to move on. Kaye is a recogized authority in the counseling field of straight/gay marriages. Since 1984, she has worked with over 35,000 women in America and other countries helping them to put their lives back together by shedding light when they are surrounded by darkness on this subject. This is her fourth self-help book written on this subject. Women who don't understand how these "mis-marriages" (mistaken marriages) happen will learn from others about the dynamics of these relationships.