Unwife: What I Lost, What I Found, and Why I Left

Unwife is a raw and lyrical memoir about dismantling the life you were told to want. Set against the backdrop of Southern traditions, Gen X ideals, and modern womanhood, Elliot Rae traces her journey from small-town girl to fashion innovator, from wife and mother to a woman choosing herself - even when it costs everything.

Through poignant storytelling, Rae navigates the beauty and betrayal of marriage, the isolation of ambition, and the deeply gendered expectations woven into family, faith, and career. What begins as a reflection on divorce becomes a bold declaration of reinvention. She interrogates not just her past, but the cultural script handed to an entire generation of women.

This is not a book about breaking down - it's about breaking open. With sharp insight, poetic moments, and fierce honesty, Unwife speaks to any woman who's ever felt like her story was written for her - and dares her to write it herself.