If You Must Go, I Wish You Triplets: A Memoir
Sometimes, we know the least about those we love the most.

It took less than an hour for an old life to end and a new one to begin. When Virginia DeLuca’s sixty-year-old husband abruptly walked out on their serene and happy—even joyful—marriage, proclaiming a sudden desire to have babies, everyone had a theory. He already knocked someone up. Nervous breakdown. Brain tumor.

After DeLuca met her husband, she learned that it was possible for her to love with abandon and entwine her life with this caring and compassionate man. But fourteen years later, she was only left with the mystery of the ending.

DeLuca, a psychotherapist, spent decades helping clients cope with sudden losses and dramatic changes—and now it’s happened to her. Now, she must hunt to find the truth of her own story.

In the tradition of Maybe You Should Talk to Someone by Lori Gottlieb, If You Must Go, I Wish You Triplets is an unflinching exploration of love and relationships from a woman who ultimately found that life can expand in unanticipated ways.

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If You Must Go, I Wish You Triplets: A Memoir
Sometimes, we know the least about those we love the most.

It took less than an hour for an old life to end and a new one to begin. When Virginia DeLuca’s sixty-year-old husband abruptly walked out on their serene and happy—even joyful—marriage, proclaiming a sudden desire to have babies, everyone had a theory. He already knocked someone up. Nervous breakdown. Brain tumor.

After DeLuca met her husband, she learned that it was possible for her to love with abandon and entwine her life with this caring and compassionate man. But fourteen years later, she was only left with the mystery of the ending.

DeLuca, a psychotherapist, spent decades helping clients cope with sudden losses and dramatic changes—and now it’s happened to her. Now, she must hunt to find the truth of her own story.

In the tradition of Maybe You Should Talk to Someone by Lori Gottlieb, If You Must Go, I Wish You Triplets is an unflinching exploration of love and relationships from a woman who ultimately found that life can expand in unanticipated ways.

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If You Must Go, I Wish You Triplets: A Memoir

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Overview

Sometimes, we know the least about those we love the most.

It took less than an hour for an old life to end and a new one to begin. When Virginia DeLuca’s sixty-year-old husband abruptly walked out on their serene and happy—even joyful—marriage, proclaiming a sudden desire to have babies, everyone had a theory. He already knocked someone up. Nervous breakdown. Brain tumor.

After DeLuca met her husband, she learned that it was possible for her to love with abandon and entwine her life with this caring and compassionate man. But fourteen years later, she was only left with the mystery of the ending.

DeLuca, a psychotherapist, spent decades helping clients cope with sudden losses and dramatic changes—and now it’s happened to her. Now, she must hunt to find the truth of her own story.

In the tradition of Maybe You Should Talk to Someone by Lori Gottlieb, If You Must Go, I Wish You Triplets is an unflinching exploration of love and relationships from a woman who ultimately found that life can expand in unanticipated ways.


Product Details

ISBN-13: 9798228678194
Publisher: Blackstone Publishing
Publication date: 09/23/2025
Product dimensions: 5.30(w) x 7.50(h) x (d)
Age Range: 18 Years

About the Author

Virginia DeLuca is a writer and psychotherapist and lives in Boston MA. She’s the award-winning author of the novel As If Women Mattered and her essays have appeared in the Iowa Review, The Writer, Huffington Post, Self, Glamour, and Parenting Magazine. Her memoir, If You Must Go, I Wish You Triplets, published by Loyola University/ Apprentice House Press in 2025.


Natalie Stanfield is a three-time SOVAS (Society of Voice Arts and Sciences) Award–nominated voice actor and audiobook narrator with over twenty years of experience in voiceover and performance. Known for her versatile range and emotionally grounded storytelling, she brings a unique blend of warmth, wit, and authenticity to every project.

Natalie has narrated a wide range of titles, with a particular strength in nonfiction, memoir, and character-driven fiction. Her work has been recognized in the Voice Arts Awards for excellence in narration, including nominations for her performances in Your First 365 Days in Real Estate, Marketing That Moves People, and The Innovative Executive.

In If You Must Go, I Wish You Triplets, Natalie draws on her deep storytelling instincts and emotional nuance to bring the narrative to life with sensitivity and depth. A classically trained performer with a background in theater and improvisation, she has studied with renowned coaches such as Nancy Wolfson and Pat Fraley.

Natalie is based in the US and works from a professional home studio. More information is available at nataliesvoice.com.

Table of Contents

Prologue Chapter 1 Chapter 2 Chapter 3 Chapter 4 Chapter 5 Chapter 6 Chapter 7 Chapter 8 Chapter 9 Chapter 10 Chapter 11 Chapter 12 Chapter 13 Chapter 14 Chapter 15 Chapter 16 Chapter 17 Chapter 18 Chapter 19 Chapter 20 Chapter 21 Chapter 22 Chapter 23 Chapter 24 Chapter 25 Chapter 26 Chapter 37 Chapter 28 Chapter 29 Chapter 30 Chapter 31 Chapter 32 Chapter 33 Chapter 34 Chapter 35 Chapter 36 Chapter 37 Chapter 38 Chapter 39 Chapter 40 Chapter 41 Chapter 42 Chapter 43 Chapter 44 Chapter 45 Chapter 46 Epilogue Acknowledgments
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