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Truhal
Truhal
I love to read, but have noticed I haven't found a book about a woman dealing with widowhood. Plenty on divorce however, so I decided to do some searching on my own and this is what I've found so far. Thought I would share them with you. I haven't read any of them yet, but I plan to read 'The Widow's Might."

Here's the list, so far:
Nonfiction
The Widow's Might--Bibical
From One Widow to Another
The Unfaithful Widow--humor

Fiction:
The Widow's Kiss--Historical fiction
The widows of Eastwick--Sequel to the Witches of Eastwick
The Widow's tale
The Widower's tale

The last two books are written by different authors.

Any other book suggestions out there?
Community Leadercliffskat
cliffskat
I had trouble reading in the early days as well and I'm usually a pretty voracious reader. Some of the grief books written by shrinks were just plain too cold and clinical. The best one I found, which I have recommended a number of times here, was "Seven Choices - Finding Daylight After Loss Shatters Your World" by Elizabeth Harper Neeld. She is a widow and a professional writer, and it's an excellent read. She sort of walks you through some of the turning point issues in a very gentle way. An excellent book, and it made a truly huge contribution to my healing.

After my father died, I know my mother read and appreciated "When Bad Things Happen to Good People" by Rabbi Harold Kushner. Rabbi Kushner wrote it following the death of his 14-year old son from a rare disorder. I haven't read it myself, but my Mom said it helped her deal with my father's death from cancer.

Hope this helps. Love and Hugs, Martha
deleted_user
deleted_user
I forgot that the library was closed today - I was itchy for a good book, and was going to look up some of the ones suggested here. Instead, I went to my second most favorite place Goodwill. I never buy books, or shoes there - I'm a sort of germaphobic person and both items can be ''ickier'' used. I went by the book cases on my way to the furniture, I glanced down, and the first book I saw was "Good Grief'' ''Thirty-six-year-old Sophie Stanton desperately wants to be a good widow - a graceful, composed, Jackie Kennedy kind of widow. Alas, she is more of the Jack Daniels kind. Self medicating with ice cream for breakfast, breaking down at the supermarket, and showing up to work in her bathrobe and bunny slippers - soon she's not only lost her husband, but her job, house...and waistline'' Hum - story of Moi (?), the book was the first one I saw out of 100's. I love when that happens!!!
deleted_user
deleted_user
This is what I have been reading and have gained a great deal from them.
Healing After Loss--Daily Meditations for Working Through Grief by Martha Whitmore Hickman
Understanding Grief--Helping Yourself Heal bye Alan D. Wolfelt,
Seven Choices by Elizabeth Harper Neeld, PH.D
rene4ever
rene4ever
I have read several books but they were just Ok. The one that I found the most helpful was
I
Wasn't Ready to Say Goodbye by Brook Noel and Pamela D. Blair.
This book centers on surviving coping and healing after the sudden death of a loved one