Her Widow

by Joan Alden

Her Widow is the true story of a year in the author’s life, following the death of her wife, told through letters written by the author to her deceased wife. The letters reveal Alden’s greatest challenge in life, living joyfully without the “love of her life.” Accompanying the letters are black and white photographic prints of Catherine Hopkins’s work, showing why Catherine was considered by many to be a master in photography as well as in graphic design. Both talents appear on book jackets across the genres. What appears rarely in memoirs about a death in the family is on every page of Alden’s memoir, which offers intimate detail of the inner life of a relationship and the process of dying. Told simply and lyrically, the hard truths are expressed with an honesty that is hopeful. Her Widow comforts and inspires as well as teaches.

Genres: Memoir

202 pages, Paperback

Published November 15, 2018

Reviews

[Amanda · Rating 5 out of 5]

Ridiculously beautiful and moving. An honest and incredible memoir about love, death, relationships, grieving, magic...you know, everything that makes up being human. I cannot say enough good things about this book and how it made me feel - deeply sad and then wonderfully hopeful. Reading it was a journey I plan to encourage many others to take. Highly, highly recommended.

I received a digital ARC from the publisher via Netgalley.

[Cristie Underwood]

This book was heartbreaking to read, as it captured the author's relationship with her wife who has died. Their love is evident in the writing and my heart broke when I read this knowing that her wife had died. Brilliant and raw writing, I definitely recommend it!