A review by annegoodreads
Untethered: Faith, Failure, and Finding Solid Ground by Laura Whitfield

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5.0

Untethered by Laura Whitfield is an empowering book that shows that leading an exuberant life gives you the wisdom to be a better person.  Laura chased down each dream she had as they shifted and changed even as she feared the messiness which may result.  The guilt she had at living a wild and precious life showed that her loss of innocence gained her hard-earned wisdom.  The down-to-earth trials and tribulations she wrote about facing empowered me to move past my own guilt and embrace the lessons I learned in life.  By writing her detailed story with such openness it proves that by sharing our own faults and strengths, we can give strength to other girls and women to chase their dreams knowing it may be messy but will be okay.  I loved this coming-of-age story that details Laura’s life from childhood to adulthood.  The nostalgic stories reminded me of sunbathing with baby oil mixed with iodine in the Babe perfume spray.  Other stories allowed me to live vicariously by imagining what it would have been like to move to a big city and try to become a model.  The unapologetic way she disclosed all her sexual adventures allowed for an openness that took the guilt away from the discussion of sexuality. Her early adult life including marriage had me flipping the pages even faster.  Towards the last ¼ of the book, I was in tears.  I love her perfectly flawed parents and felt like I was reading about a close loved one.  And then the end had me crying happy tears.  This is such an important story to embrace as a daughter, sister, woman, mom, and even business person.  
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