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She Risked Everything to Become Herself

Published about 7 hours ago • 1 min read

New release from Sibylline Press!

Hurricane Lessons

A Memoir of Betrayal and Becoming

Katrina Anne Willis

To become herself, she must survive the storm

When Katrina, a 46-year-old Midwestern mother of four, becomes consumed with feelings for her female Pilates instructor, she begins to understand that she is and always has been gay. Her husband suggests they open up their 20+ year marriage, which appears to be a reasonable solution to their dilemma. But when Katrina and her husband have different ideas of what an open marriage should look like, the cracks in their white-picket-fence life are hit with a hurricane-force fury.

Lies. Threats. Abuse. Gaslighting. An involuntary psych ward commitment. Can their marriage survive so many betrayals? Should it?

Praise for Hurricane Lessons

“A knockout of a memoir; a tempest of a life.”

— Courtney Maum, Author of The Year of the Horses: A Memoir

“..a stunning, honest, and raw recounting of one woman’s brave fight to finally honor who she truly is. If you’re thinking it’s too late, it isn’t. This beautiful story is proof.”

— Julie Barton, NYT Bestselling Author of Dog Medicine

About the Author

Katrina Anne Willis's debut novel, Parting Gifts, was published in 2016. Her work has been featured in the New York Times, Huffington Post, YourTango, and Mamalode, as well as in numerous anthologies. She was named one of six distinguished authors at the 2016 Indianapolis Book & Author Luncheon, was a BlogHer Voice of the Year in 2015, and was a 2011 Midwest Writers Fellow. A mother of four quirky and fun adults and two high-anxiety, special needs rescue dogs, Katrina currently writes @surrenderingtosappho on Substack and resides with her partner, Julie, in Lexington, Kentucky.

Tuesday, April 7, 7pm | Lexington Green, Lexington, KY

BOOK LAUNCH: Katrina Anne Willis in Conversation with Andrew Shayde

Join Katrina Anne Willis for a powerful conversation with Andrew Shayde celebrating Hurricane Lessons, a raw and deeply personal memoir of identity, marriage, and self-discovery. Together, they’ll discuss Willis’s journey of coming out later in life, navigating the unraveling of a long-term marriage, and the courage it takes to claim one’s true self, followed by a book signing.

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