{"product_id":"9780062020505","title":"A Widow's Story: A Memoir","description":"\u003ctable\u003e\u003ctbody\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAuthor\/Contributor(s):\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"\"\u003eOates, Joyce Carol\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eEcco\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDate:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e2\/7\/2012\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBinding:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"\"\u003ePaperback\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCondition:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"\"\u003eNEW\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/tbody\u003e\u003c\/table\u003e\u003cp\u003eUnlike 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. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhat happens when a marriage of nearly five decades ends in a single, unexpected phone call?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eA Hospital Vigil:\u003c\/b\u003e From a sudden cold to a diagnosis of pneumonia, Oates chronicles the harrowing, moment-by-moment hospital watch for her beloved husband, Raymond Smith.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eA 47-Year Love Story:\u003c\/b\u003e An intimate portrait of a long and loving marriage—a life built together that collapses in an instant, leaving behind a chasm of loneliness and memory.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eThe Aftermath of Loss:\u003c\/b\u003e Navigating the surreal landscape of “free fall” and “purgatory” after her husband’s death, from the first disorienting hours to the onslaught of well-intentioned sympathy.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eUnflinching Honesty:\u003c\/b\u003e With the raw, introspective power that defines her fiction, Oates lays bare the fury, despair, and surprising absurdities that come with sudden bereavement.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e","brand":"Ecco","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43366394757375,"sku":"9780062020505","price":19.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0452\/0886\/2873\/files\/9780062020505_s600x595.jpg?v=1779894364","url":"https:\/\/massivebookshop.com\/products\/9780062020505","provider":"MASSIVE BOOKSHOP","version":"1.0","type":"link"}