On the cusp of her 39th birthday, recently divorced Michelle struggles with a complicated new romance. A drunken tarot card reading returns her to 1999, when she first met The Scientist (soon to be The Husband) and all was filled with promise.

Chapter 1: Not if, how

The relationship with The Scientist proves harder than expected, and yet he surprise-proposes right when a huge world tragedy occurs. Michelle says yes, starting a chain of compromises as they plan a wedding and get married.

Chapter 2: Why not?

The first four years of marriage are a happy, love-drunk time until The Husband delivers an ultimatum. Michelle reluctantly (at first) gets pregnant, and everything starts to change in her — physically and mentally.

Chapter 3: The feelings I don't feel

Michelle struggles with the isolation of maternity leave and emptiness sets in as she feels less and less like herself. Just as she's about to return to work, there's a surprising event and everything changes again.

Chapter 4: Impossible to see

By the time the baby is four, The Husband has become a stranger in his own home. There are arguments and few answers as to why. One day, Michelle finds a tell-tale umbrella and soon after, she's hit with the bomb called Affair.

Chapter 5: The bomb

In the wake of The Bomb, Michelle becomes a shell of her former self, and slowly spirals down, deeper and deeper into grief and straight into the arms of the monster, Loneliness.

Chapter 6: Fallout

In the first weeks after The Bomb, friends, family, co-workers and strangers show kindness and support, and The Husband has a revelation about kindness too.

Chapter 7: Protection

Michelle and The Husband pack up their house together, dismantling 12 years in two months. They move out and into two apartments across the street from one another, committed to raising their daughter together.

Chapter 8: Left and leaving

Michelle looks to superconnector friends to help her re-enter the world as a single person. Late nights and spontaneity reawaken parts of her she didn't realize were dormant.

Chapter 9: Freedom

Michelle goes to Italy to be with the people that are, and the place that is, her anchor. The sea, soil and family ground her, and a new bond is made with her father. She returns to Canada with her life a big question mark.

Chapter 10: Forza

Alone: A Love Story is an award-winning memoir by Michelle Parise. With candour and humour, Michelle delves into the deepest, darkest aspects of her divorce and her new life as a part-time parent, part-time partier.

Sex, sailboats and a Dark 'n Stormy. Season 2 kicks off with first times and quantum leaps...

Chapter 11: Hold It Together

Hookup culture, the paradox of choice, a cute/crazy guy and love off the coast of Newfoundland...

Chapter 12: Half-Life

Princess Leia, part-time parenting, the invisible thread and music in the MRI...

Chapter 13: The Saddest Optimist

Springsteen, breaking the one and done policy, The Bad Ones and an orphan Christmas...

Chapter 14: Adrift

Dancing, being Italian, a man in the kitchen and advice from an ex-husband...

Chapter 15: The New World

A favourite lover, the divorce office, a crazy request and a (not so sure) sure thing...

Chapter 16: Sidelines

Bob Dylan's curse, what lonely feels like and a visit with the matchmaker...

Chapter 17: The Lonely

Begging God for a boyfriend, a man in a white shirt, floating on Cloud 9 and Destiny's Child...

Chapter 18: He Exists

U2, unicorns, a journey to the red hills and the curse of Drew Barrymore...

Chapter 19: So It Goes

Tarot cards, Lou Reed's bookend and a serpent eating its own tail...

Chapter 20: Someone Good

We’re in this together. Please listen to this - you won’t regret it.

Forza

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Chapter 24: Falling

PDA in NYC, running in circles and sex as ceasefire.

Chapter 23: In Dreams

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