Sometimes the hardest chapter isn't the ending – it's what comes next.In this episode of Current Read, journalist and author Eve Simmons joins host Sam Herbst to discuss her powerful new book, What She Did Next.Part memoir and part investigative journalism, the book explores the emotional aftermath of an unexpected divorce, why so many women are blindsided by relationship breakdowns, and how we rebuild our identities when life doesn't follow the script we imagined.Drawing on her own experience alongside interviews with experts and women who've lived through similar heartbreak, Eve unpacks the changing landscape of modern love, marriage, grief, resilience and second chances.Whether you've experienced divorce yourself, supported someone through heartbreak, or are simply fascinated by the stories we tell ourselves about relationships, this conversation offers honesty, compassion and hope.In this episode, we discuss:• Why some marriages end without warning• Divorce, grief and rebuilding your identity• Modern relationships and changing expectations of love• The search for closure after heartbreak• Why storytelling can be part of healing• How What She Did Next became both a memoir and an investigation📚 About the book: What She Did Next by Eve SimmonsWhat happens when 'happily ever after' ends too soon?Eve Simmons had the life she thought she wanted: love, a home, a future, security. Then, overnight, it was gone. Her husband left with no explanation. No conversation. No closure.Thrown into a heartbreak she never saw coming, the award-winning journalist did what she does best: she investigated. What she discovered was startling - her story wasn't rare. A growing number of women are being blindsided by sudden, unexplained break-ups. Some are mourning long-term relationships and others marriages that had barely begun.In What She Did Next, Simmons blends gripping memoir with original reporting to uncover the hidden dynamics driving modern lovers apart, from emotional avoidance and burnout to shifting expectations of intimacy.This is a powerful, timely book of love, loss and the courage to begin again. If you enjoy thoughtful conversations about books, writing and the ideas shaping our world, subscribe to Current Read for new author interviews every week.#CurrentRead #EveSimmons #WhatSheDidNext #Divorce #ModernLove #Relationships #Heartbreak #BreakupRecovery #Marriage #StartingOver #Memoir #BookPodcast #AuthorInterview #BooksYouShouldRead #BookTube #WomenWriters #LiteraryPodcast #NonFiction #Healing #LifeAfterDivorce
