Late Bloomer

Finding My Authentic Self at Midlife

Melissa Giberson

• Publisher: She Writes Press
• Year: 2023
• Topic: Social Sciences
• eBook ISBN:
  9781647425203
• Subtopic: Social Science Biographies
• Index: Social Sciences

Melissa is a middle-aged suburban wife and mother, firmly rooted in the life she’s always wanted. Yet she longs for something more—something she can’t quite put her finger on. When she finds herself mesmerized by the sight of a woman, she asks herself for the first time: Am I gay?

This question sends Melissa on a head-spinning journey of self-discovery, one that challenges everything she thinks she knows about herself. Torn between her desire to be true to herself and her desire to protect her children, she’s consumed by fear and conflicting emotions.

Adrift in uncharted waters, Melissa finds fragments of understanding and peace in unexpected places that help her deconstruct her preconceptions about faith and identity, and she begins to construct a new framework for her life. Throughout her journey, she finds hope, love, and the courage to persevere.

Table of contents

• Cover
• Title Page
• Copyright
• Dedication
• Author’s Note
• Chapter One
• Chapter Two
• Chapter Three
• Chapter Four
• Chapter Five
• Chapter Six
• Chapter Seven
• Chapter Eight
• Chapter Nine
• Chapter Ten
• Chapter Eleven
• Chapter Twelve
• Chapter Thirteen
• Chapter Fourteen
• Chapter Fifteen
• Chapter Sixteen
• Chapter Seventeen
• Chapter Eighteen
• Chapter Nineteen
• Chapter Twenty
• Chapter Twenty-One
• Chapter Twenty-Two
• Chapter Twenty-Three
• Chapter Twenty-Four
• Chapter Twenty-Five
• Chapter Twenty-Six
• Chapter Twenty-Seven
• Chapter Twenty-Eight
• Chapter Twenty-Nine
• Chapter Thirty
• Chapter Thirty-One
• Afterword
• Acknowledgments
• About the Author
• Selected Titles from She Writes Press