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I am thankful for my struggle because without it, I wouldn’t have stumbled upon my strength.
– Alexandra Elle
Many books focus on a woman’s search for self-discovery. Fight School finds revelation in the most unlikely place, the sparring ring.
At forty-seven, Button is about to lose everything: the award-winning TV ad agency she’s built with friends and family; her daughter, who collapses with seizures and her beloved husband, who spirals into delusions of saving the world. In the midst of this, she makes the most baffling choice of her conflict-fearing life. She takes up martial arts and throws herself into the ring.
She can’t face an argument with her husband, but she’ll take a blow to the head.
Two story-lines weave together in Fight School: One, the heartbreak of a life unraveling, is as urgent and headlong as a tumble down the mountain. The other, the rebirth of strength and self-worth, is told in short, visceral chapters, immersed in the bruises and humor of a beginner.
A powerful, cinematic memoir about learning to fight—literally and emotionally—with strong themes of resilience, identity, marriage, motherhood and reinvention.
Modern Love | The New York Times