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"Marilynne Delgado grew up in a Latin household, in awe (and sometimes in terror) of her father, who was always the life of the party - everyone's best friend and the only one in her family who ever showed her affection. But her father also had a dark side. On alcohol binges, he would beat her mother and terrorize Marylinne and her sister, Laurie, with his fury. Her parents' divorce devastates her, and as a young woman, Marilynne unconsciously mirrors her dad's lust for life, and unsuccessfully tries to find an everlasting love in all the wrong men. Growing up in a loveless household, Marilynne convinces herself that True Love is the key ingredient to happiness. After many failed attempts in love, betrayal and three suicide attempts, Marilynne decides to finally confront the demons from her past by confiding in a therapist, Dr. Bernard. Through conversations Marilynne has with her therapist, Marilynne begins to piece together decades of lies, pain and the splintered person that resulted from them - herself."