Dropping the Robe: Stories of an Exposed Life chronicles a real woman's journey to find her authentic self. Candid, concrete, humorous and imperfectly spiritual, it takes readers on the wonderfully emotional ride of a lifetime. Ms. McManus was at the very top of her on paper life when everything imploded. Depressed, suicidal and seemingly without purpose, Sarah opened the door of a stranger's office and sat for the better part of five years. There she began to piece together the childhood she had long since denied and heal a present day that seemed completely outside of her control. In the end, Ms. McManus invites us to join her on a joyous romp of discovery and laugh out loud comedy, as Sarah prepares herself to become an artist's nude model. A seasoned writer and storyteller (and certainly no model), Sarah questions and searches and prods and reflects in a way that only someone who has faced life changing adversity can. Literary pundits describe the work as "Eat, Pray, Love" with an edge: filled with permeating, no stone unturned candor and simple grace. The laughter is free an easy, and the book as comforting as an old pair of denims.A favorite of book clubs, Dropping the Robe gives readers pause to consider their own emotional and spiritual journeys, and the power of their secrets. It encourages readers to consider the lives they've had, the ones they're living and the their hopes for the future. Whatever your station in life, it is a book that will move you to tears -- of joy, sadness and laughter. You certainly won't leave its pages untouched.
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