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Book SynopsisTrade ReviewDeborah van den Hoonaard has succeeded in combining sociological theory with her use of autobiographical accounts to produce an accessible, refreshingly jargon free insight into the lives of those under investigation here.... It is a pleasure to read a book about olderwomenand widowhood, which is not primarily depressing and doom laden.... I would strongly recommend it for students of gerontology as an excellent example of the successful intersection of theory and methodology, symbolic interaction and qualitative research. However, the special strength of this book is that it also speaks to older widowed women and their families in a language that is accessible and meaningful with a story that has true relevance to their lives.'' -- Kate Davidson, University of Surrey, England``By allowing widows to express their ownstories in their ownway, this book significantly expands our knowledge of the experience of the loss of a spouse. Importantly,we learn that widowhood is not just about loss but about the possibility for growth through diminishment and the strength of the human spirit. We also learn that the experience of widowhood initiates changes in the entire biography of a person, that is, in all areas of life, including relationships with men and family, money, community, and religion. Dr. Kestin van den Hoonaard provides us with both a scholarly work and a very practical source of healing.... This book gives widows the freedom to travel their own journey through grief and hopefully to a new self.'' -- Gary M. Kenyon, St. Thomas University, New Brunswick``Sociologists will find an excellent methodological appendix and a solid theoretical foundation of symbolic interactionism.'' -- Helena Z. Lopata, Loyola University Chicago``Selected features of this book, such as the way it enables widows to give voice to their own experiences, and its recognition of the important larger social context of 'community' in shaping the context of widowhood, are noteworthy.... This book contributes to our understanding of diversity in older women's experiences of loss of a spouse in later life and of how women understand and renegotiate their own lives in widowhood.'' -- Anne Martin-Matthews, University of British ColumbiaTable of Contents The Widowed Self: The Older Woman's Journey through Widowhood by Deborah Kestin van den Hoonaard Acknowledgements Introduction Part One: Embarking on the Journey The End of the Old Way of Life The Journey Begins Part Two: Experiencing Relationships They Have Their Own Life: Relationships with Children Relationships with Friends Part Three: Discovering New Paths Speaking of Money Connections to the Community Conclusion: Discovering New Paths Part Four Appendix A: Methodology Appendix B: Interview Guide Bibliography Index

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Book SynopsisTrade Review"This is a very valuable and practical guide for any woman who has lost her husband due to an untimely death. Kristin Meekhof's journey is both inspiring and courageous and something we can all learn from." - Dr. Deepak Chopra"I'm proud of Kristin Meekhof, who has written this inspiring and insightful book to help guide widows through their grief. This book is by an Architect of Change, for all of us who must deal with grief." - Maria Shriver"Thanks for writing such a thoughtful book . . . I wish it was there when I was widowed at 41." - Katie Couric"A Widow's Guide To Healing offers a wonderful balance of practical knowledge and inspiring advice that will give its readers a sense of peace and hope. I would have definitely appreciated a book like this when I first became widowed." - Amy Morin, Licensed Clinical Social Worker, Bestselling Author of 13 Things Mentally Strong People Don't Do"Finally a book that offers women who are new to widowhood a solid blueprint and empowering game plan while facing life's greatest challenge. This book offers supportive comfort to widows as they find hope again and most importantly, the healing needed to recreate their life. I wished I had this book when I became widowed many years ago. A light in the darkness of a widow's journey." - Carolyn Moor, founder, Modern Widow's Club"Kristin Meekhof provides a gentle and hopeful guide as you deal with the dark days. This is the book that will help you carry on despite the unbearable fog to find your inner confidence again." - Susan Toffler, media strategist and widow"This is a book that should be essential reading for every woman struggling to make sense of life after the death of a husband. I recommend this book because it is highly accessible and will surely improve the lives of many widows and those who help widows." - Lord Loomba, CBE, Founder and Chairman Trustee of The Loomba Foundation"This book is a valuable resource for people within the medical profession to better understand hospice, palliative care, and death from a family perspective. When death does occurs, this book can serve as a resource for providers as they guide widows and families through their grief." - Gary D. Hammer, M.D., Ph.D., Millie Schembechler Professor of Adrenal Cancer, University of Michigan, Director - Endocrine Oncology Program, Director - Center for Organogenesis"This guide is an incredible resource for anyone in need of healing after losing their spouse. With Kristin Meekhof's book, recent widows can gain the tools and courage they need to carry on." - Michelle King Robson, president of EmpowHer"The most important quandaries bereavement poses-some with lifelong import-must be faced while widows are still reeling from emotional trauma. Or must they? Meekhof and Windell help vulnerable readers sort what can be put off and what must be done-and where to get help doing either. Had this guide been available back when I was rushing to extricate myself from the financial havoc left by my husband's death, their financial advice alone would have saved me substantial sums from which my children would have benefitted." - Kathryn Craft, author of The Far End of Happy"One of the few things we know without certainty about life is that, in life, we never know. A Widow's Guide to Healing is that rare gem, a practical guide that makes the unthinkable bearable, the painful manageable, and the road to healing a little brighter. You will be hard pressed to find a better guide on growth in the aftermath of loss." - Lee Daniel Kravetz, author of Supersurvivors: The Surprising Link Between Suffering & Success"Kristin Meekhof's book, strikes a perfect balance between practical guidelines and compassionate wisdom for all seeking guidance following the often overwhelming loss of a spouse. It's the perfect everyday companion for readers as they follow their own life journey toward a "new normal"." - Dianne Gray, President, Elisabeth Kubler-Ross Foundation"In this encouraging resource, new widows can find compassionate emotional and practical assistance. " - Library Journal"With great appreciation for A Widow's Guide to Healing which is spectacular!" - Doris Kearns Goodwin, Pulitzer Prize winning author

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Book SynopsisAfter losing her husband, George—her one and only since high school prom—to cancer, fifty-year-old Debbie Weiss found herself opening a new chapter of life that she didn’t know how to start.Initially, she binge-watched Netflix and drank Manhattans. Then she became a dating monster—starting with J-Date and then moving on to multiple other sites. Soon, Debbie was averaging two dates a day; in the blink of an eye, she’d gone from respectable widow to the girl you’d do in your Trans Am but wouldn’t take to the prom. At one point, she was actually dating four guys at once, including a politician who refused to let Debbie meet his family because they’d met online. But as she juggled these many men, she began to feel that midlife dating was less an earnest romantic endeavor and more a battle of the sexes . . . and the line in the sand was how much women were willing to tolerate.Fed up, Debbie went offline. Only then, without the distraction of dating to keep her busy, did she finally, truly grieve her loss—and as she did, she also realized that she needed to forgive herself, both for George’s death and for losing her identity in their marriage. Equal parts poignant and punchy, Available As Is is a darkly humorous account of seeking love—but finding yourself.Trade Review“This is a deeply personal story but one that Weiss shares with a beguiling openness and wit. A sharply written, heartfelt dating account that proves both enriching and amusing.”—Kirkus Reviews“Overall, Available As Is sets out a stunning and bittersweet journey of self-discovery that is elevated above your average memoir by a rare breed of emotional honesty and the magic of a gifted wordsmith laying out the lessons learned along the way.”—Readers’ Favorite, 5-star review“A sudden widow at fifty, Debbie Weiss captures the absurdity of modern dating as a grown up. With unexpected humor and much-welcome hope, Available As Is is a deeply moving story of trying to build a new life after loss.”—Allison Gilbert, author of Listen, World! and Passed and Present“With unflinching honesty, Weiss lays out her road from loving marriage, to grieving widow, to dating again. Eye-opening to some and painfully relatable to others, Available As Is is brave, authentic, and exceedingly validating for others working to find love in these disconnected times.” —Ann Garvin, USA Today best-selling author of I Thought You Said This Would Work“Scorchingly honest, romantic, funny, desperate, and heartbreaking, Debbie Weiss’s memoir Available As is may be the widow’s story of the millennium. Read it and weep. Read it and rejoice.”—Jacquelyn Mitchard, author of The Deep End of the Ocean“A brave, honest look into the trials and tribulations of dating as a middle-aged widowed person. Weiss’s debut memoir is at once poignant and entertaining, and ultimately helps us to realize that the most important relationship we'll ever have is the one we have with ourselves.”—Jenny Lisk, author of Future Widow and host of The Widowed Parent Podcast

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Book Synopsis'The must-read memoir' - RedWhat does it mean to become a widow at 35?In her mid-thirties Kat Lister lost her husband to brain cancer. After five years of being awife and one of being a carer, in love and in and out of hospitals, she became a widow.In the year following his death Kat seeks refuge in stories of grief and widowhood, butstruggles to find a language that can make sense of her experience and the physicality ofbereavement. Instead, she turns to the elements - fire, water, earth, air - on her quest tocome to terms with her grief, to inhabit her body again, and to find out who she is now.The Elements is a story of love, pain, hope and, ultimately, transformation.Trade Review'Powerful, humane and deeply affecting, Lister's wise and truthful writing makes this essential reading for anyone touched, and utterly confused, by grief.' -- Sali Hughes'The must-read memoir. A moving, bruising and meditative memoir and love story ... Beautifully written, The Elements, will strike a chord with anyone who's been touched by grief.' * Red Magazine *'A staggering book. Kat writes with such hypnotic lyricism.' -- Terri White'It is not just one of the most beautiful books I've ever read, exploring grief through the elements of the cosmos, it is the only book I've read that has made me feel less alone. A must read even if it's not your own experience.' -- Poorna Bell'A stunning and immersive examination of grief; of making a new future; the body as a site of "wrongness" and "re-entry" after bereavement ... it veers from melancholy to rage and joy.' -- Sinéad Gleeson'Strikingly honest' -- Sarah Ditum * The Times *'It knocked me for six: the honesty in it, the frankness, the detail, the research, the feeling, and such stunning writing ... it's not just about losing someone. It's about rebuilding.' -- Jude Rogers'The writing will make you stop to catch your breath, it's hopeful in ways you won't expect at all, and the smallest moments will break your heart.' -- Sian Meades-Williams'It is lyrical. It is wise. It is physical in its longing ... Destined to become a classic. The Elements is a gift; not so much a map but a compass, to a landscape we long not to visit but many of us do.' -- Sam BakerBrilliant, beautiful, moving. -- The Anchoress'Such a searingly honest book that will stop you cold with its beauty. Kat's unique voice and perspective on death, love and womanhood really get under your skin. This is a book about grief but it's also about finding a sense of self after a deep loss, and hoping above everything for something wonderful that feels very much like joy.' * Tigers Are Better Looking *

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Book SynopsisWhat do we do when life ends? How do we honor the past while moving into an unimaginable, uncertain future? This tender, bracingly honest memoir explores how Jenny, a young widow, navigates the sudden loss of Tris, her beloved spouse of eighteen years.With Tris gone, Jenny suddenly finds herself a single mom to a teen daughter and adult stepson. The newly splintered family finds ways to celebrate “milestone firsts” —including birthdays and other holidays that, without Tris, now feel hollow and bittersweet. Jenny finds herself drawn to new people, including other widows and psychic mediums, and becoming open to different kinds of connections based on sharing and spirituality. She also embarks on a halting quest for new romantic love. Initially, as she endures awkward first dates and unpleasant interactions with self-proclaimed “nice guys,” she resists her new reality —but over time, she finds someone unexpectedly comforting, blending the pain of loss with the pleasure of closeness. For readers who have also lost a loved one, The Good Widow offers both a comforting guide to grief and a form of companionship; for everyone, it’s a beautiful example of how even after death, love endures.

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Book Synopsis'Powerful, humane and deeply affecting, Lister's wise and truthful writing makes this essential reading for anyone touched, and utterly confused, by grief.' Sali Hughes'The must-read memoir' RedWhat does it mean to become a widow at 35?In her mid-thirties Kat Lister lost her husband to brain cancer. After five years of being a wife and one of being a carer, in love and in and out of hospitals, she became a widow.In the year following his death Kat seeks refuge in stories of grief and widowhood, but struggles to find a language that can make sense of her experience and the physicality of bereavement. Instead, she turns to the elements - fire, water, earth, air - on her quest to come to terms with her grief, to inhabit her body again, and to find out who she is now.The Elements is a story of love, pain, hope and, ultimately, transformation.Trade Review'Powerful, humane and deeply affecting, Lister's wise and truthful writing makes this essential reading for anyone touched, and utterly confused, by grief.' -- Sali Hughes'The must-read memoir. A moving, bruising and meditative memoir and love story ... Beautifully written, The Elements, will strike a chord with anyone who's been touched by grief.' * Red Magazine *'A staggering book. Kat writes with such hypnotic lyricism.' -- Terri White'It is not just one of the most beautiful books I've ever read, exploring grief through the elements of the cosmos, it is the only book I've read that has made me feel less alone. A must read even if it's not your own experience.' -- Poorna Bell'A stunning and immersive examination of grief; of making a new future; the body as a site of "wrongness" and "re-entry" after bereavement ... it veers from melancholy to rage and joy.' -- Sinéad Gleeson'Strikingly honest' -- Sarah Ditum * The Times *'It knocked me for six: the honesty in it, the frankness, the detail, the research, the feeling, and such stunning writing ... it's not just about losing someone. It's about rebuilding.' -- Jude Rogers'The writing will make you stop to catch your breath, it's hopeful in ways you won't expect at all, and the smallest moments will break your heart.' -- Sian Meades-Williams'It is lyrical. It is wise. It is physical in its longing ... Destined to become a classic. The Elements is a gift; not so much a map but a compass, to a landscape we long not to visit but many of us do.' -- Sam BakerBrilliant, beautiful, moving. -- The Anchoress'Such a searingly honest book that will stop you cold with its beauty. Kat's unique voice and perspective on death, love and womanhood really get under your skin. This is a book about grief but it's also about finding a sense of self after a deep loss, and hoping above everything for something wonderful that feels very much like joy.' * Tigers Are Better Looking *

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Book SynopsisFrom the cocreator of Deadpool and author of Suburban Dicks comes a diabolically funny murder mystery about the dark underbelly of suburban marriage After mother of five and former FBI profiler Andie Stern solved a murder-and unraveled a decades old conspiracy-in her New Jersey town, both her husband and the West Windsor police hoped that she would set aside crime-fighting and go back to carpools, changing diapers, and lunches with her group of mom-friends, who she secretly calls The Cellulitists. Even so, Andie can't help but get involved when the husband of Queen Bee Molly Goode is found dead. Though all signs point to natural causes, Andie begins to dig into the case and soon risks more than just the clique's wrath, because what she discovers might hit shockingly close to home. Meanwhile, journalist Kenny Lee is enjoying a rehabilitated image after his success as Andie's sidekick. But when an anonymous phone call tips him off that Molly Goode killed her husband, he's soon drawn back into the thicket of suburban scandals, uncovering secrets, affairs, and a huge sum of money. Hellbent on justice and hoping not to kill each other in the process, Andie and Kenny dust off their suburban sleuthing caps once again.

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Book SynopsisTable of ContentsList of Tables ix Preface xi 1. Widowhood: World Perspectives on Support Systems / Helena Znaniecka Lopata 1 2. Women as Widowson Malo (Natamambo), Vanuatu (South Pacific) / Robert Rubenstein 24 3. Widowhood in India / Jaya Sarma Gujral 43 4. Widows in Seoul, Korea / Jasoon Koo 56 5. Women and Widows in Turkey: Support Systems / Marsel A. Heisel 79 6. The Widowed in Iran / Jacquiline Rudolph Touba 106 7. Widowhood in Israel / Ruth Katz and Nitza Ben-Dor 133 8. Support Systems of Elderly Widows in the Philippines / Evangelina Novero Blust 148 9. Widowed Women in Melbourne, Australia / Linda Roseman and Arthur D. Schulman 170 10. Wives and Widows in China / Denise R. Barnes 194 11. Widowhood and Social Change / Helena Znaniecka Lopata 217 Notes and References 235 Index 252

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Book SynopsisThis book presents a wide-ranging study of widows in Japan, filtered through the dramatic and complex intersection of women with death. These experiences are portrayed as intensely personal and yet foreshadow momentous societal ramifications.The work represents years of research, numerous personal interviews conducted throughout Japan, and reflects not only historical and current perspectives, but also the diverse voices of the widows who participated in the research. These widows provide a point of focus for a multi-level analysis through the exploration of the inner-workings of the state, the family, and the social relations of gender.The lives of widows are examined as they are shaped by kinship and gender ideologies, class, transformations in language, and, most dramatically, war.

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Book SynopsisThe unlikely history of women's empowerment through widowhood

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Book Synopsis“You will stay up all night reading this gem” (Christie Tate, New York Times bestselling author) about a widow whose life is turned upside down when she uncovers the truth about her late husband. A lyrical, witty, and deeply moving memoir of betrayal and forgiveness.While mourning her husband’s sudden death, Jessica Waite discovered shocking secrets that undermined everything she thought she knew about the man she’d loved and trusted. From secret affairs to drug use and a pornography addiction, Waite was overwhelmed reconciling this devastating information with her new reality as a widowed single mom. Then, to further complicate matters, strange, inexplicable coincidences forced her to consider whether her husband was reaching back from beyond the grave. With unflinching honesty, Waite details her tumultuous love story and the pain of adjusting to the new normal she built for herself and her son. “A candid, raw chronicle of bereavement” (Kirkus Reviews), The Widow’s Guide to Dead Bastards is also a lyrical exploration of mental health, single parenthood, and betrayal that demonstrates that the most moving love stories aren’t perfect—they’re flawed and poignantly real.

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Book SynopsisIn a world where only black people have superpowers, what price do they fetch on the black market? From the pages of BLACK, this new story features Anansi and Hoodrat investigating a human trafficking ring that will take them across the globe and bring them face-to-face with dark pasts of abuse, child soldiers, and families torn apart. Collects issues 1-4.

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Book SynopsisWhen the anticipation of your child''s birth turns into the grief of miscarriage, tubal pregnancy, stillbirth, or early infant death, no words can ease your loss. But there is strength and encouragement in the wisdom of others who have been there and found that God''s comfort is real. Grieving the Child I Never Knew is a warm, encouraging, and truly helpful devotional for anyone experiencing the terrible loss of a baby. Author Kathe Wunnenberg knows the deep anguish of losing a child, having experienced three miscarriages and the death of an infant son. Grieving the Child I Never Knew is a 31-day devotional to help mothers: Grieve honestly and well Process gentle questions and insights from others Cultivate a healing journey that works for them Each devotion includes: Scripture passage and prayer Steps Toward Healing questions Space for journaling Readings for holidays

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Book SynopsisA widow’s life is turned upside down when she uncovers the truth about her late husband in this lyrical, witty, and deeply moving memoir of tragedy and betrayal.In the midst of mourning her husband’s sudden death, writer Jessica Waite discovered shocking secrets that undermined everything she thought she knew about the man she’d loved and trusted. From uncovered affairs to drug use and a pornography addiction, Waite was overwhelmed reconciling this devastating information with her new reality as a widowed single mom. Then, to further complicate matters, strange, inexplicable coincidences forced her to consider whether her husband was reaching back from beyond the grave. With her signature candor and unflinching honesty, Waite details her tumultuous love story and the pain of adjusting to the new normal she built for herself and her son. A riveting, difficult, and surprisingly beautiful story, The Widow’s Guide to Dead Bastards is a

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Book SynopsisThe diversity of women’s lives as wives then as widows negotiating the law, patriarchy, family relationships, and the economy in 19th-century Montreal come alive in this first major study of widows in Canada.Table of ContentsIntroductionPart 1: Marriage, Identity, and the Law1 Marriage Metropole: Mobility and Marriage in Early-Nineteenth-Century Montreal2 Companionate Patriarchies: Money Matters and Marriage3 Marriage Trajectories: Class, Choices, and Chance4 “Dower This Barbarous Law”: Debating Marriage and Widows’ Rights5 Imagining Widowhood and Death: Marriage Contracts, Wills, and Funeral ProvisionsPart 2: Individual Itineraries of Widowhood6 Diverse Demographies: Death, Widowhood, and Remarriage7 In the Shadow of Their Husbands: The First Days of Widowhood8 “Within a Year and a Day”: The First Year of Widowhood9 Widows’ Votes: Marguerite Paris, Émilie Tavernier, Sarah Harrison, and the Montreal By-Elections of 183210 Widow to Mother Superior: Émilie Tavernier Gamelin and Catholic Institution Building11 Patchworks of the Possible: Widows’ Wealth, Work, and Children12 Final Years, Final Wishes: Care, Connections, Old Age and DeathConclusionNotesBibliographyIndex

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Book SynopsisA phenomenal writer' Sunday TimesAn intoxicating comedy about youth, the 1970s, the sexual revolution and its aftermath.Summer, 1970. Sex is very much on everyone''s mind. Keith Nearing - a bookish twenty-year-old, in that much disputed territory between five foot six and five foot seven - is on holiday and struggling to twist the seventies's emerging feminism towards his own ends. Torn between three women, his scheming doesn''t come off quite as he expects.''Read it: it is hilarious, often wonderfully perceptive, uncompromisingly ambitious and written by a great master of the English language'' Financial TimesTrade ReviewNo one better understands the cosmic joke that is humanity. Nor is anyone as funny telling it * Observer *One of the funniest books I've read in a long time * Psychologies *Read it: it is hilarious, often wonderfully perceptive, uncompromisingly ambitious and written by a great master of the English language * Financial Times *Moving and humane... I love this novel... It is beautifully achieved, cunningly relaxed, and reveals considerable emotional depth * Daily Telegraph *The best novelist of his generation * Independent *

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