Books for Adult Children of Divorce

Abbas, Jen. Generation Ex: Adult Children of Divorce and the Healing of Our Pain. 2004 (Written for the faith based community.)

Ahrons, Constance. We’re Still Family: What Grown Children Have to Say About Their Parents’ Divorce. 2005

Fintushel, Noelle & Hillard, Nancy. A Grief Out of Season: When Your Parents Divorce in Your Adult Years. 1991

Foster, Brooke Lea. The Way They Were: Dealing with Your Parents’ Divorce After a Lifetime of Marriage. 2006

Miller, Leila.  Primal Loss:  The Now-Adult Children of Divorce Speak.  2017

Sandvig, Karen Stockdale. Adult Children of Divorce: Haunting Problems and Healthy Solutions. 1990

Simon, Carl.  Adult Children of Divorce:  A Survival Guide:  A path to healing for adult-children recovering from their parents’ divorce.  2020

Staal, Stephanie. The Love They Lost: Living with the Legacy of Our Parents’ Divorce. 2001 (Stories of 120 “Generation Ex-” adults who grew up divorced and are now adults longing for intimacy and connection, but fearing commitment and expecting failure, abandonment, and hurt.)

Zimmerman, Jeffrey & Thayer, Elizabeth. Adult Children of Divorce: How to Overcome the Legacy of Your Parents’ Break-up and Enjoy Love, Trust, and Intimacy. 2003 (For adults whose parents divorced when they were children.)