Widows Story A Memoir by Joyce Carol Oates Hardcover 2011-image
Widows Story A Memoir by Joyce Carol Oates Hardcover 2011-image
Widows Story A Memoir by Joyce Carol Oates Hardcover 2011-image

Widows Story A Memoir by Joyce Carol Oates Hardcover 2011

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Item Width: 5.7 in Author: Joyce Carol Oates Publication Year: 2011 Edition Description: Large Type / large print edition Item Height: 1.3 in ISBN-13: 9781410436924 Topic: Women Authors, Death, Grief, Bereavement, Personal Memoirs, Literary Item Length: 8.6 in Synopsis: A New York Times Bestselling Author -- On a February morning in 2008, Joyce Carol Oates drove her ailing husband, Raymond Smith, to the emergency room where he was diagnosed with pneumonia. Both Joyce and Ray expected him to be released in a day or two. But in less than a week, Ray was dead from a hospital-acquired virulent infection, and Joyce was suddenly faced with the stunning reality of a life absent of the partnership that had sustained her for nearly half a century., Oates's deeply personal and intimate memoir--unlike anything she's written before--about the unexpected death of her husband of 40 years, Raymond Smith, and its wrenching, surprising aftermath. Format: Hardcover Publisher: Thorndike Press brand: Thorndike Press Book Title: Widow's Story : a Memoir ISBN-10: 1410436926 Language: English gtin13: 9781410436924 Genre: Literary Criticism, Family & Relationships, Biography & Autobiography Features: Large Type Number of Pages: 676 Pages Intended Audience: Trade TitleLeading: A Dewey Edition: 22 Dewey Decimal: 818.5409

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  1. A deeply moving and raw memoir about grief and resilience. Joyce Carol Oates shares her heartbreaking journey after losing her husband with honesty and poetic grace. The writing is powerful, intimate, and impossible to put down—a touching tribute to love and survival. Highly recommend for anyone who appreciates profound, emotional storytelling.

    William Smith

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