{"product_id":"a-widows-story-paperback","title":"A Widow's Story - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eJoyce Carol Oates\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eUnlike anything Joyce Carol Oates has written before, \u003cem\u003eA Widow's Story\u003c\/em\u003e 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 (\u003cem\u003eBlonde\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eThe Gravedigger's Daughter\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eLittle Bird of Heaven\u003c\/em\u003e, etc.) rank among the very finest in contemporary American fiction, offers an achingly personal story of love and loss. \u003cem\u003eA Widow's Story\u003c\/em\u003e is a literary memoir on a par with \u003cem\u003eThe Year of Magical Thinking\u003c\/em\u003e by Joan Didion and Calvin Trillin's \u003cem\u003eAbout Alice\u003c\/em\u003e. \u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eFront Jacket\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eCritics across the country have raved about Joyce Carol Oates's ground-breaking memoir A Widow's Story, lauding its blazing honesty and raw emotion, calling it \"immensely moving,\" \"searing,\" \"enthralling,\" \"brave,\" \"slyly mordant,\" and \"astonishingly candid.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eOn a February morning in 2008, Joyce Carol Oates drove her ailing husband, Raymond Smith, to the emergency room of the Princeton Medical Center, where he was diagnosed with pneumonia. In less than a week, Ray died from a hospital-acquired virulent infection--and Joyce was suddenly faced with the stunning reality of widowhood.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eA Widow's Story\u003c\/em\u003e illuminates one woman's struggle to comprehend a life absent of the partnership that had sustained and defined her for nearly half a century. As never before, Joyce Carol Oates shares the derangement of denial, the anguish of loss, the disorientation of the survivor amid a nightmare of \"death duties,\" and the solace of friendship. Here is a frank acknowledgment of the widow's desperation--only gradually yielding to the recognition that \"this is my life now.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eEnlivened by the piercing vision, acute perception, and mordant humor that are the hallmarks of the work of Joyce Carol Oates, this moving tale of life and death, love and grief, offers a candid, never-before-glimpsed view of this acclaimed author and fiercely private woman.\u003c\/p\u003e--Richmond Times-Dispatch\u003ch3\u003eBack Jacket\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eCritics across the country have raved about Joyce Carol Oates's ground-breaking memoir A Widow's Story, lauding its blazing honesty and raw emotion, calling it \"immensely moving,\" \"searing,\" \"enthralling,\" \"brave,\" \"slyly mordant,\" and \"astonishingly candid.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eOn a February morning in 2008, Joyce Carol Oates drove her ailing husband, Raymond Smith, to the emergency room of the Princeton Medical Center, where he was diagnosed with pneumonia. In less than a week, Ray died from a hospital-acquired virulent infection--and Joyce was suddenly faced with the stunning reality of widowhood.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eA Widow's Story\u003c\/em\u003e illuminates one woman's struggle to comprehend a life absent of the partnership that had sustained and defined her for nearly half a century. As never before, Joyce Carol Oates shares the derangement of denial, the anguish of loss, the disorientation of the survivor amid a nightmare of \"death duties,\" and the solace of friendship. Here is a frank acknowledgment of the widow's desperation--only gradually yielding to the recognition that \"this is my life now.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eEnlivened by the piercing vision, acute perception, and mordant humor that are the hallmarks of the work of Joyce Carol Oates, this moving tale of life and death, love and grief, offers a candid, never-before-glimpsed view of this acclaimed author and fiercely private woman.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 432\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.07 x 8.02 x 5.29 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e February 07, 2012\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43717274501255,"sku":"9780062020505","price":14.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0601\/2623\/2711\/files\/phbjb3BN0X9780062020505.webp?v=1767948625","url":"https:\/\/booksby.splitshops.com\/products\/a-widows-story-paperback","provider":"Books by splitShops","version":"1.0","type":"link"}