Widows' Words

"This heartfelt collection should help widows, and widowers as well, feel less alone as they move through a wrenching transition."

— Publishers Weekly

"Expertly compiled and deftly edited by Nan Bauer-Maglin, "Widows' Words: Women Write on the Experience of Grief, the First Year, the Long Haul, and Everything in Between" is a unique and very highly recommended addition to both community and academic library collections."

— Midwest Book Review

"This collection is a comforting, necessary companion for the many, many women whose love outlasts their partners' lives. The stories are honest, unsentimental and as complicated and varied as marriages themselves."

— Anna Sale, host of the WNYC Studios podcast Death, Sex & Money

"Gentle, wry humor and strong advice that feels like it's offered in a warm blanket and a hug. It all makes Widows' Words a great reference and good comfort even though, for the newly bereaved, it can't begin to cover everything."

— Post News Group

"Widows' Words is an invaluable tool for understanding loss, mourning and grief, and an equally fascinating and compelling read with diverse and varied points of views, which proved to me that every loss is unique yet universal. Nan Bauer-Maglin has brought together many strong female voices that both define and redefine the concept of 'widow.'"

— Jonathan Santlofer, author of The Widower's Notebook: A Memoir

"Women have learned to find fortitude in sharing the truth of their lives - not because we have the same truth, but because we find community and support there. The stories in this honest and loving book will give strength to those experiencing widowhood and wisdom to those trying to help them build the rest of their lives."
 

— Suzanne Braun Levine, author Inventing the Rest of Our Lives: Women in Second Adulthood