I have some experience with my own words being misconstrued and taken to mean things I did not at all intend. Based on what I've read so far at Amazon I think that I will find something similar going on in this case.
If I start finding punchline quality quotes I expect a lot of mea culpas around here.
More likely it was a case of getting the bad news out first so it has time to dissipate.
And even then, look how so many Roman Catholics simply don't believe the words she's written herself. Apparently she writes she has no faith, but still there are some who deny what she says about herself.
Tell you what. I've got that book around here somewhere. I'll find it and read it, too. We can compare notes. 8~)