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This book has the ring of truth but not of compassion. John Edwards, and not Rielle Hunter, had the commitment to Elizabeth Edwards and caused so much pain to her in the last years of her life. And, I can understand Rielle Hunter wanting to set the story straight from her perspective (although I think the story told was reasonably well known and understood before this book). Unfortunately, a primary thread of this book is directed at Elizabeth Edwards in an extremely unkind way that lacks all insight and compassion. Whether or not the Edwards had an authentic or positive marriage before Edwards' relationship with Rielle Hunter, coping with your husband's affair in a high pressure environment with the eyes of the world on you with small children still at home would cause anyone untold stress and, undoubtedly, anger. Having terminal cancer and facing all of this then is unimaginable. John Edwards did not simply commit the all too common sin of having an affair as an escape valve for an unhappy marriage. He put his wife of thirty years through untold torture, while she was dying, in pursuit of an attraction. Yes, Elizabeth Edwards was undoubtedly not a saint and Rielle Hunter is not Satan. But she certainly lacks both compassion and discretion. Nonetheless, what is done is done. And the most important folks in this story (and I think Elizabeth Edwards would agree) are the children who must find some solid ground and move forward in a loving way. It seems like the redemption to be found in this story is for John Edwards to be the kind of father to all of this children that Elizabeth would have hoped for. Part of that is ensuring that Elizabeth's children have the view of their mother that they deserve to have.