The Ghost Marriage: A Memoir, Mickelwait Kirsten

Twenty-two years later, Steve has turned into someone quite different. Unemployed and addicted to opioids, he uses money and their two children to emotionally blackmail Kirsten. Whats more, hes been having an affair with their real estate agent, who is also her close friend. So she divorces him--but after their divorce is finalized, Steve is diagnosed with colon cancer and dies within a year, leaving Kirsten with $1.5 million in debts she knew nothing about. Its then that she finally understands: The man shed married was a needy, addictive person who came wrapped in a shiny package.