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Loss of a Spouse - Widow or Widower

 

Being a Widow: A Compassionate, Practical Guide, by Lynn Caine (1988). Discusses anxiety attacks, need to express emotions, sleep problems, children, creating a new life, etc. 261pp.

Beyond Loss: A Practical Guide Through Grief to a Meaningful Life, by Lilly Singer (1988). Includes three personal stories, specific day-to-day advice, encouragement. 162pp.

 

Companion Through the Darkness: Inner Dialogues on Grief, by Stephanie Ericsson (1988). Legitimizes the intense and often taboo emotions felt after a loss. Brief chapters make it easy to be open and read at any point. 186pp.

 

I’m Grieving as Fast as I Can: How Young Widows and Widowers Can Cope and Heal, by Linda Feinberg (1994). 180pp.

 

It Must Have Been Moonglow by Phyllis Greene. (2001). Reflections on the first years of widowhood through journal entries & essays. 160 pp.


On Your Own: A Widow’s Passage to Emotional and Financial Well-Being, by Alexandra Armstrong & Mary Donahue (1993). 357pp.

 

The Widow’s Handbook: A Guide for Dealing With the Emotional and Practical Aspects of Widowhood  by Charlotte Foehner (1988).

 

The Year of Magical Thinking by Joan Didion (2005).  Reflections of the widow of a sudden death.  227pp.

 

Widowed by Dr. Joyce Brothers (1990). Discusses her own widowhood & offers direction for others.  256 pp.


Widow’s Walk, by Anne Hosansky (1993). Personal story with helpful insights into grief and coping with major loss. 213pp.

 

 

 


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