{"product_id":"widows-words-9780813599533","title":"Widows Words","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eForty-three widows tell their stories, in their own words, revealing how each woman deals with the trauma of bereavement differently. Whether you are a widow yourself or have simply experienced loss, you will be sure to find something moving and profound in these diverse tales of mourning, remembrance, and resilience.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“Women have learned to find fortitude in sharing the truth of their lives - not because we have the same truth, but because we find community and support there. The stories in this honest and loving book will give strength to those experiencing widowhood and wisdom to those trying to help them build the rest of their lives.”\u003cbr\u003e   -- Suzanne Braun Levine * author Inventing the Rest of Our Lives: Women in Second Adulthood *\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003e“Widows’ Words\u003c\/i\u003e is an invaluable tool for understanding loss, mourning and grief, and an equally fascinating and compelling read with diverse and varied points of views, which proved to me that every loss is unique yet universal. Nan Bauer-Maglin has brought together many strong female voices that both define and redefine the concept of 'widow.'\" -- Jonathan Santlofer * author of The Widower's Notebook: A Memoir *\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e“This collection is a comforting, necessary companion for the many, many women whose love outlasts their partners' lives. The stories are honest, unsentimental and as complicated and varied as marriages themselves.”\u003c\/p\u003e -- Anna Sale * host of the WNYC Studios podcast Death, Sex \u0026amp; Money *\u003cbr\u003e\"This heartfelt collection should help widows, and widowers as well, feel less alone as they move through a wrenching transition.\" * Publishers Weekly *\u003cbr\u003e\"Expertly compiled and deftly edited by Nan Bauer-Maglin, \"Widows' Words: Women Write on the Experience of Grief, the First Year, the Long Haul, and Everything in Between\" is a unique and very highly recommended addition to both community and academic library collections.\" * Midwest Book Review *\u003cbr\u003e\"Gentle, wry humor and strong advice that feels like it’s offered in a warm blanket and a hug. It all makes \u003ci\u003eWidows’ Words\u003c\/i\u003e a great reference and good comfort even though, for the newly bereaved, it can’t be­gin to cover everything.\" * Post News Group *\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eContents\u003cbr\u003e Introduction     \u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePrologue: Expectant Widows    \u003c\/b\u003e                         \u003cbr\u003e Alice Goode-Elman “What We Were Afraid Of: A Memoir”                  \u003cbr\u003e Kelli Dunham “The Queen Has Spoken”\u003cbr\u003e Penelope Dugan “Living a Life”\u003cbr\u003e Melanie K. Finney “Preparing for the Journey through Grief”Nan Bauer-Maglin “Deserted\/Dumped for a Second Tim\u003cb\u003eRecent Widows\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Nan Bauer-Maglin “A Widow’s Notes: The First Six Months”\u003cbr\u003e “My Other Half: Raquel Ramkhelawan interviewed by Maxine Marshall” Lauren Vanett “The Cloak”\u003cbr\u003e Alice Derry “’The Most Precious Fit’— A Dialogue with C.S. Lewis’\u003ci\u003e A Grief Observed\u003c\/i\u003e” Michele Neff Hernandez “On Grief”\u003cbr\u003e Elisa Clarke Wadham “Wedding Rings”\u003cbr\u003e Deborah E. Kaplan “The Afterlife of an Archive”\u003cbr\u003e P.C. Moorehead “A Healing Garden”\u003cbr\u003e Mimi Schwartz “You See, I Told You So!”\u003cbr\u003e Anne Bernays “Yes, I Miss My Husband, but I’m Also Discovering the Pleasures   of Living Alone”\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLong-Time Widows     \u003c\/b\u003e                 \u003cbr\u003e Edie Butler “The Grief Convention”\u003cbr\u003e Debby Mayer “10 Scary Things I Have Done Since My Husband Died”\u003cbr\u003e Sonia Jaffe Robbins “Being Alone”\u003cbr\u003e Barbara E. Marwell “Recreating My Life”\u003cbr\u003e Maggie Madagame “Becoming Maggie”\u003cbr\u003e Roni Sherman Ramos “Who I Am Revealed”\u003cbr\u003e Doris Friedensohn “Losing the Artist, Living with His Art”\u003cbr\u003e Nancy H. Womack “After the Aftermath”\u003cbr\u003e Joan Michelson “Three Poems”\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eUnique Takes or Digging Deeper    \u003c\/b\u003e                                                         \u003cbr\u003e Tracy Milcendeau with Merle Froschl, Andrea Hirshman, Molly McEneny, and Heather Slawecki “Widow-to-Widow”\u003cbr\u003e Kathleen Fordyce “Parenting as a Widow”\u003cbr\u003e Patricia Life “Memories of a Widow’s Daughter”\u003cbr\u003e Nancy Shamban “Lost Acts…..”\u003cbr\u003e Susanne Braham “Dealing with Double Loss: Husband and Hearing”\u003cbr\u003e Alice Radosh “Synchroncity and the Secular Mind”\u003cbr\u003e Parvin Hajizadeh “Mourning American-style”\u003cbr\u003e Jean Y. Leung “The Rocks that Bind”\u003cbr\u003e Joan Gussow “On Not Feeling Sad”\u003cbr\u003e Kathryn Temple “What They Do Not Tell You”\u003cbr\u003e Carrie L. West “Nine Things Resilient People Do After Losing a Spouse or Partner”\u003cbr\u003e Lise Menn “Make Lemonade?!” \u003cb\u003eEpilogue \u003c\/b\u003e                                    \u003cbr\u003e Christine Silverstein “The Missing Vow”\u003cbr\u003e Acknowledgments\u003cbr\u003e Tara Sabharwal “Artist’s Statement”\u003cbr\u003e Notes on Contributors","brand":"Rutgers University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49405803692375,"sku":"9780813599533","price":22.49,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9780813599533.jpg?v=1730493677","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/widows-words-9780813599533","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}