Congratulations to Eleanor Vincent and Vine Leaves Press on the release of Disconnected: Portrait of a Neurodiverse Marriage, a memoir that examines the obstacles that neurodiverse couples must overcome to keep their love alive.
★★★★★ “A brave, compassionate, & necessary memoir about love on the spectrum." ~Lee Kravetz, author of The Last Confessions of Sylvia P.
Disconnected: Portrait of a Neurodiverse Marriage
NEW RELEASE: November 12, 2024Genre: Memoir, Creative Nonfiction
Paperback: $17.99
Ebook: From $6.49
In a late-life romance, Eleanor marries Lars, a brilliant database expert, believing their fairytale love will last forever. But just months later, Eleanor finds herself in COVID lockdown with her new husband as he loses his job and pulls away from her with angry outbursts. Day by day, their marriage fractures.
As Eleanor’s fears about Lars’ autistic profile are heightened, she struggles to understand him and their growing conflict. Even as both partners are diagnosed with cancer, Eleanor fights for what she hopes is possible in their marriage and encourages Lars to do the same.
That is until Lars refuses to work with an autism coach to improve their communication and Eleanor must decide whether she will give up her dream of happiness and, if so, how.
Disconnected will resonate with anyone who struggles to grasp how even the closest bonds can break, and then must create a new life. This memoir will resonate with you if you enjoyed any of the following books:
- The Art of Leaving by Ayelet Tsabari
- Liars by Sarah Manguso
- Splinters by Leslie Jamison
- This American Ex-Wife by Lyz Lenz
- Blow Your House Down by Gina Frangello
Praise for Disconnected
★★★★★ “Will resonate with many neurodiverse couples and relationship counsellors.” ~Tony Atwood, Ph.D., clinical psychologist and co-author of Neurodiverse Relationships
★★★★★ “A powerful testimony about the ways neurodiverse couples can cause each other unintentional hurt.” ~Mona Kay, MSW, Ph.D., host of the “Neurodiverse Love” podcast
★★★★★ “I read this in one gulp. Wow. This is an important book.” ~Julia Scheeres, NYT bestselling author of the memoir Jesus Land
★★★★★ “This unflinching portrait of a marriage will change the way you look at love.” ~David W. Berner, author of Daylight Saving Time
★★★★★ “A vivid, courageous narrative...and a deep exploration of the reverberating effects of loss and love.” ~Caroline Paul, author of Tough Broad
★★★★★ “Filled with hope and longing.” ~Maxine Aston, MSc, author of The Autism Couple’s Workbook
★★★★★ “Shows us how to be resilient and still tender no matter what life brings.” ~Linda Joy Myers, president, National Association of Memoir Writers, author of Don’t Call Me Mother
About the Author
Eleanor Vincent is a memoirist and essayist whose work has been recognized by the Feminist Writers’ Guild and published in numerous journals and anthologies. Her previous memoir, Swimming with Maya: A Mother's Story (Dream of Things, 2013), has twice been on The New York Times bestseller list and was a finalist for the Independent Publisher of the Year Award. Her essays have appeared in anthologies by Creative Nonfiction and This I Believe, the literary magazines 580 Split and Dorothy Parker’s Ashes, as well as shorter pieces in the San Francisco Chronicle, the Sacramento Bee, and Generations Today.Eleanor has an MFA in creative writing from Mills College and is a member of the Author's Guild, the San Francisco Writers Grotto, and Left Margin Lit. She has taught creative nonfiction seminars at Mills College as a visiting writer and been awarded residencies at Hedgebrook, the Vermont Studio Center, and Between the Vines. She lives in Walnut Creek, California. Learn more at EleanorVincent.com
About the Publisher
Vine Leaves Press likes to blur the line between commercial and experimental works. They publish book-length vignette collections, writing reference books, short story collections, memoir/autobiography, and character-driven novels with a literary bent. Subscribe to the Vine Leaves Press newsletter to receive FREE advanced review copies of upcoming new releases, news about their authors and subscribers, and/or to read the monthly opinion column, SPILL IT! or a daily dose of 50-word stories. Learn more at VineLeavesPress.com.