Innocent Spouse Is "The Big Book" on Public Radio

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The Big Book

Innocent Spouse: A Memoir

Title: Innocent Spouse: A Memoir

In this memoir, Washington-based journalist Carol Ross Joynt recounts how she picked up the pieces after the death of her husband, Howard. Left to raise her 5-year-old son as a single parent, forced to take over her family’s financial and legal responsibilities — as well as run her deceased husband’s restaurant — Joynt soon discovers Howard had many secrets. One of them: He owed the IRS nearly $3 million. This memoir recounts how Joynt found the strength to soldier on in the face of heartbreak and suffering.

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