Suddenly, I thought: There must be some other way to be married.

This powerful epiphany underpins Schackel's journey from a 1950s teen wife and mom living through second wave feminism-a cultural tremor that would shake up the way women in the 1960s and '70s viewed their lives and identity. The author married her teenage boyfriend and gave birth to their first child before she graduated high school. At a time and an age when youngsters typically dream of their destinies, Sandy's focus shifted automatically to her husband's and children's futures. Like many women, her future-her identity-became obscured. This memoir paints her long and difficult journey toward recovering what was lost and restoring her full sense of self, and the crucial element of her continuing education in helping her succeed.