When Time Hangs By a Thread: Reflections From a Place of Adversity

by Maruja Moragas, Nuria Chinchilla (Foreword)

Juan and I enjoyed the life we made, always going up and down with the kids... Eventually, professional success came and he focused on that. I think that was what triggered everything, but at that moment I didn't know how to recognize it. Everything came too suddenly... and we didn't know how to react. We weren't ready yet. I couldn't even imagine then what would come next, not only the pain... but also the joy. The author recounts her moving journey through life between crises of faith, of couple, and ultimately of health. Maruja Moragas, who held a degree in Philosophy and Literature, a doctorate in Business Aministration and was a professor at IESE, was an active contributor to the International Center for Work and Family (ICWF) and IESE's Women's Lobby. Together with Nuria Chinchilla, she wrote the book Masters of Our Destiny.

189 pages, Kindle Edition

Published May 4, 2020

Reviews

[Danielle · Rating 3 out of 5]

Beautiful memoir of a deeply spiritual woman reflecting on discoveries made through two crises- her husband leaving her (which she calls “the mother of all crises) and her diagnosis with terminal cancer. A legacy to her grandchildren. Beautiful testimonies of true friendship and philosophically sound yet accessibly written explanations of current cultural attitudes.

Favorite quotes:

-“God squeezes but doesn’t strangle”
-Chapter on fidelity
-“Commitment, that marvellous capacity of human freedom to weave love through promises, has become an almost unutterable word in every aspect of life. We seem to find greater freedom in the ease of breaking ties than in the patient effort of building them.”