Three years after a divorce

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I am not sure if my sentences sound natural. Would you please correct my mistakes?

Three years after a divorce, Michael was still suffering from its after-effects. His love for his ex was as strong as before, and despite all the arguments they had, he would be overjoyed if she took him back.
 
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It's fine.

Poor Michael!
 
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Bassim said:
Three years after [STRIKE]a[/STRIKE] his divorce, Michael was still suffering from its after-effects. His love for his ex was as strong as [STRIKE]before[/STRIKE] ever, and despite all the arguments they had had, he would be overjoyed if she took him back.
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"A divorce" is not impossible there, but the possessive pronoun is more likely. We aren't talking about some divorce that's floating around out there; we're talking about Michael's divorce from his ex-wife. My other changes make the sentences more natural.
 
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I'd remove "from" before "its after-effects".
 
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