A Widow's Story: A Memoir

A Widow's Story by Joyce Carol Oates is a poignant, intimate memoir that unveils the unexpected death of her husband of 46 years and its wrenching, surprising aftermath.

This moving tale of life and death, love and grief offers a candid, never-before-glimpsed view of the acclaimed author and fiercely private woman.

With piercing vision, acute perception, and mordant humor, Joyce Carol Oates shares her struggle to comprehend a life without the partnership that had sustained and defined her for nearly half a century.

The book illuminates one woman's fight to cope with the suspense of the hospital vigil, the treacherous "pools" of memory that surround us, and the absurdities of commercialized forms of mourning.

Through it all, Oates reveals the desperation of a widow gradually yielding to recognition that "this is my life now." Don't miss out on this unflinching acknowledgment of grief, loss, and survival - read A Widow's Story today!