Widows' words women write on the experience of grief, the first year, the long haul, and everything in between /
Bauer-Maglin, Nan.
Widows' words women write on the experience of grief, the first year, the long haul, and everything in between / [electronic book] : edited by Nan Bauer-Maglin. - 1st ed. - 1 online resource (283 pages)
Part I: prologue-expectant widows -- What we were afraid of: a memoir -- The queen has spoken -- Living a life -- Preparing for the journey through grief -- Deserted/dumped for a second time -- From pre-widow to merry widow -- Part II: recent widows -- A widow's notes: the first six months -- My other half -- The cloak -- "The most precious fit" : a dialogue with C. S. Lewis's: a grief observed -- On grief -- Wedding rings -- The afterlife of an archive -- A healing garden -- You see, I told you so! -- Yes, I miss my husband, but I'm also discovering the pleasures of living alone -- Part III: long-time widows -- The grief convention -- 10 scary things I have done since my husband died -- Being alone -- Re-creating my life -- Becoming Maggie -- Who I am revealed -- Losing the artist, living with his art -- After the aftermath -- Three poems -- Part IV: unique takes or digging deeper -- Widow-to-widow -- Parenting as a widow -- Memories of a widow's daughter -- Lost acts... -- Dealing with double loss: Husband and hearing -- Synchronicity and the secular mind -- Mourning american-style -- The rocks that bind -- On not feeling sad -- What they don't tell you -- Nine things resilient people do after losing a spouse or partner -- Make lemonade?! -- Part V: Epilogue -- The missing vow -- Acknowledgments -- Artist's Statement -- Notes on Contributors.
Electronic reproduction.:
ProQuest LibCentral.
Mode of access: World Wide Web.
9780813599533 (hardback) 9780813599571 (e-book)
Widows' words women write on the experience of grief, the first year, the long haul, and everything in between / [electronic book] : edited by Nan Bauer-Maglin. - 1st ed. - 1 online resource (283 pages)
Part I: prologue-expectant widows -- What we were afraid of: a memoir -- The queen has spoken -- Living a life -- Preparing for the journey through grief -- Deserted/dumped for a second time -- From pre-widow to merry widow -- Part II: recent widows -- A widow's notes: the first six months -- My other half -- The cloak -- "The most precious fit" : a dialogue with C. S. Lewis's: a grief observed -- On grief -- Wedding rings -- The afterlife of an archive -- A healing garden -- You see, I told you so! -- Yes, I miss my husband, but I'm also discovering the pleasures of living alone -- Part III: long-time widows -- The grief convention -- 10 scary things I have done since my husband died -- Being alone -- Re-creating my life -- Becoming Maggie -- Who I am revealed -- Losing the artist, living with his art -- After the aftermath -- Three poems -- Part IV: unique takes or digging deeper -- Widow-to-widow -- Parenting as a widow -- Memories of a widow's daughter -- Lost acts... -- Dealing with double loss: Husband and hearing -- Synchronicity and the secular mind -- Mourning american-style -- The rocks that bind -- On not feeling sad -- What they don't tell you -- Nine things resilient people do after losing a spouse or partner -- Make lemonade?! -- Part V: Epilogue -- The missing vow -- Acknowledgments -- Artist's Statement -- Notes on Contributors.
Electronic reproduction.:
ProQuest LibCentral.
Mode of access: World Wide Web.
9780813599533 (hardback) 9780813599571 (e-book)