Summary

Love Warrior, by Glennon Doyle Melton, is a memoir that chronicles the story of Melton’s marriage and the crisis she and her husband faced when infidelity entered into their relationship. As Melton tells her story, she reveals truths about how the roles society has assigned to men and women affect the way they relate to one another.

The Prelude begins on the day of the author's wedding to Craig. The wedding takes place in Craig’s childhood backyard. Melton stands with her father at the end of the aisle waiting for her moment to walk in and watching Craig. She thinks that this is the day she will become something new, just as she has been trying to since she decided to have the baby she is carrying and to get sober.

The author walks down the aisle...