A Widow's Story: A Memoir

Unlike anything Joyce Carol Oates has written before, A Widow’s Story is the universally acclaimed author’s poignant, intimate memoir about the unexpected death of Raymond Smith, her husband of forty-six years, and its wrenching, surprising aftermath. A recent recipient of National Book Critics Circle Ivan Sandrof Lifetime Achievement Award, Oates, whose novels (Blonde, The Gravedigger’s Daughter, Little Bird of Heaven, etc.) rank among the very finest in contemporary American fiction, offers an achingly personal story of love and loss. A Widow’s Story is a literary memoir on a par with The Year of Magical Thinking by Joan Didion and Calvin Trillin’s About Alice.

• The Year of Magical Thinking
• A Grief Observed
• Bearing the Unbearable: Love, Loss, and the Heartbreaking Path of Grief
• A Widow's Guide to Healing: Gentle Support and Advice for the First 5 Years
• It's OK That You're Not OK: Meeting Grief and Loss in a Culture That Doesn't Understand
• Black Water
• Blonde: A Novel
• Them (Modern Library)
• A Book of American Martyrs: A Novel
• Healing a Spouse's Grieving Heart: 100 Practical Ideas After Your Husband or Wife Dies (Healing Your Grieving Heart series)