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- ISBN
- 9780316490733
- Book Title
- Black Widow : A Sad-Funny Journey Through Grief for People Who Normally Avoid Books with Words Like "Journey" in the Title
- Item Length
- 8.2in
- Publisher
- Little Brown & Company
- Publication Year
- 2021
- Format
- Trade Paperback
- Language
- English
- Item Height
- 1in
- Genre
- Family & Relationships, Biography & Autobiography, Social Science
- Topic
- Death, Grief, Bereavement, Sociology / General, Personal Memoirs
- Item Width
- 5.4in
- Item Weight
- 8 Oz
- Number of Pages
- 272 Pages
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Leslie Gray Streeter is not cut out for widowhood. She's not ready for hushed rooms and pitying looks. She is not ready to stand graveside, dabbing her eyes in a classy black hat. If she had her way she'd wear her favorite curve-hugging leopard print dress to Scott's funeral; he loved her in that dress! But, here she is, having lost her soulmate to a sudden heart attack, totally unsure of how to navigate her new widow lifestyle. ("New widow lifestyle." Sounds like something you'd find products for on daytime TV, like comfy track suits and compression socks. Wait, is a widow even allowed to make jokes?)Looking at widowhood through the prism of race, mixed marriage, and aging, Black Widow redefines the stages of grief, from coffin shopping to day-drinking, to being a grown-ass woman crying for your mommy, to breaking up and making up with God, to facing the fact that life goes on even after the death of the person you were supposed to live it with. While she stumbles toward an uncertain future as a single mother raising a baby with her own widowed mother (plot twist!), Leslie looks back on her love story with Scott, recounting their journey through racism, religious differences, and persistent confusion about what kugel is. Will she find the strength to finish the most important thing that she and Scott started?Tender, true, and endearingly hilarious, Black Widow is a story about the power of love, and how the only guide book for recovery is the one you write yourself.
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Publisher
Little Brown & Company
ISBN-10
0316490733
ISBN-13
9780316490733
eBay Product ID (ePID)
23050039069
Product Key Features
Book Title
Black Widow : A Sad-Funny Journey Through Grief for People Who Normally Avoid Books with Words Like "Journey" in the Title
Format
Trade Paperback
Language
English
Topic
Death, Grief, Bereavement, Sociology / General, Personal Memoirs
Publication Year
2021
Genre
Family & Relationships, Biography & Autobiography, Social Science
Number of Pages
272 Pages
Dimensions
Item Length
8.2in
Item Height
1in
Item Width
5.4in
Item Weight
8 Oz
Additional Product Features
Lc Classification Number
Hq1058.5
Reviews
"When Streeter's husband died, leaving her to raise theirbaby with her mother, also a widow, the journalist and playwright was plungedinto a new, surprisingly funny life of coffin shopping and staring downracism."-- Glamour, "Grief is a heavy darkness with spots ofunexpected, unpredictable light. Leslie's book is a light for those still stuckin the dark--a sad, funny, personal story filled with universal truths aboutlife and love and loss."-- Nora McInerny, author of The Hot Young Widows Club and No Happy Endings, "I can only marvel at Leslie Streeter's resilience, humor, and candor. Black Widow is a funny, heartwarming read about one of the worst things that can happen to a person. We should all be this grounded in our day-to-day lives."-- Laura Lippman, NewYork Times bestselling author of Ladyin the Lake, "This hopeful account will appeal to readers who enjoy stories of resiliency and new life chapters."-- Publishers Weekly, "So often, readers feel it's not okay to laugh in times of grief, but Streeter not only reminds us its okay, she encourages it. Black Widow has earned a place on the shelf next to Joan Didion and Cheryl Strayed in the realm of the grief memoir."-- Booklist, "Using humor and apowerful narrative, Streeter guides us into an unexpected life of widowhood,single motherhood, and newfound wisdom."-- Palm Beach Daily News, "Ican't recommend this book enough. It made me realize how much I love my familyand that LOVE conquers all."-- Johnathon Schaech, "If this book title isn't already a knockout toyou, then I don't know what to say. But in all seriousness, humor is necessaryto survive grief, and Leslie Gray Streeter imbues her memoir of losing herhusband with just that. A love story that contemplates death, race, and singlemotherhood, Streeter's book is not something to gloss over."-- San Francisco Weekly, "Inher seriocomic debut, Palm Beach Post entertainment columnist Streeter paystribute to her husband, Scott, by sharing detailed stories about their life togetherand her many struggles dealing with his death...Streeter's candid explorationwill resonate with those who have dealt with similar circumstances. Alove-filled eulogy to a beloved husband and the special times the couple sharedbefore he died."-- Kirkus, " Black Widow is a very special one of a kind book, a wonderfully touching love story that will make you laugh and cry, sometimes on the same page. Even more outstanding is Leslie Gray Streeter's voice. You won't soon forget Black Widow ."-- James Patterson, A laugh-out-loud bookfor women who aren't ready to navigate widowhood in the traditional way.-- New York Post, " Black Widow is a beautiful love story that also happens to be a grief story. Leslie Gray Streeter tells the whole tale-falling in love, marriage, adopting, parenthood, death, moving on-with her captivating wit. Only she could make Black Widow so deeply moving, painfully funny, altogether unforgettable."-- Rob Sheffield, author of Dreaming the Beatles and Love is a Mix Tape, "Thisis a great read for anyone who's suffered loss of a loved one. I'd say it'schicken soup for any soul in grief. Anyone who reads this will undoubtedly feelconsoled."-- Aphrodite Jones, "Tender,clever, and endearing, this story of love and loss will have you alternatingbetween laughter and tears. Leslie's mix of break-it-down humor andheartbreaking truth make this book playful and deep in all the right places."-- Tembi Locke, New York Timesbestselling author of From Scratch
Lccn
2019-949820
Dewey Decimal
920 155.937 306.883
Intended Audience
Trade
Dewey Edition
23
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