Widow Words: 100 Simple Pieces of Advice from Another Widow

By Marcia A. Curran

If you are recently widowed or have a friend who is, one idea-per-page may be all you or your friend wants to read just now. The thoughts in this book range from the kind of practical advice to... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1889242330
• ISBN13: 9781889242330
• Release Date: July 2007
• Publishers: Vanderwyk &amp, Burnham
• Length: 112 Pages
• Weight: 0.55 lbs.
• Dimensions: 8.5" x 0.5" x 5.8"

Customer Reviews

A year later I still go back to this book

July of 07 I came home to find my husband dead on the couch. It is an understatement to say that nothing has been the same since. A few month later a friend sent me Widow Words, by Marica A. Curran. I am amazed at how fitting so many of the passage are. One of my favorites is "There is no law saying you can't keep your side of the bed even though you can have either now." So here I am a year later and I still go back to this book for encouragement. I still sleep on one side of the bed, and the messages is still simple and powerful. He loved you and you loved him.

Message to New Widow

Other's say, "I understand," but you want to say, "No, you don't. No one understands my grief, what life is like since he died." Author Marcia Curran, a widow herself, offers, "Let me try." "Widow Words" is a gift to you, from her heart to yours. When a friend asks, "What can I do to help?" suggest they purchase "Widow Words" for you. Open your book, anywhere, and you will find a short message, one of either understanding, comfort, expectation, encouragement, direction, permission, or a project to try. Read the book straight through on a day when you are feeling strong. Highlight, use post-it notes, or turn down corners, on pages where you want to return. Scribble, doodle, and make notes. The book is yours. Write your own thoughts and feelings. There is room. Your book will become dog-eared. Clasp it to your heart, and begin to smile again. Marta Felber, Widow, Counselor, Author of two grief books, "Grief Expressed When a Mate Dies," and "Finding Your Way After Your Spouse Dies."

A simple and straightforward self-help guide

Written by mother, grandmother, and widow Marcia A. Curran, Widow Words: 100 Simple Pieces of Advice from Another Widow is a compilation of one hundred suggestions for dealing with grief and celebrating the life of a dearly departed husband. Offered ideas and insights include "Take the scissors to that outfit you wore to his funeral. Who needs that reminder around?", "Go to your local diner where you feel comfortable. Dine with friends. The secret is to be relaxed.", and "It's normal for a long, long time to awaken thinking of your husband, and to be thinking of him as you fall asleep. This will lessen, believe it or not." A simple and straightforward self-help guide, highly recommended for personal perusal or as a giftbook to a friend or relative who has recently lost that someone special in her life.

Strong & Sound Advice

Reviewed by Cherie Fisher for Reader Views (8/07) Who better would know the best way to handle the grieving process than another widow? The author, Marcia A. Curran does a wonderful job in giving advice and encouragement to widows in this little manual. Of course, my favorite piece of advice in the book is "Go ahead! Buy that expensive outfit. You've never deserved it more." Seriously, Curran gives advice about things that a new widow will probably be confronted with, but has not thought about, from handling leaks in the home, a favorite pet's passing, special occasions...., and she handles all these things with strength, courage and grace. Her sound advice will help a new widow get through the holidays: "If you always had three trees at Christmas time, is it so bad to have just one? Does anyone but you care if you only bake three dozen cookies instead of twenty-five dozen? Think of Christmas as a season, not just December 25th. Enjoy little things - tea with friends, local tree lights, watching `Scrooge,' a day shopping at specialty shops with a close friend." Some advice was so simple, but powerful - "You will know when it's the right time to take the ring off." "Widow Words" is a little book full of strength and hope. I would highly recommend it to people who have lost a husband, or for people who don't know what to give a person who just lost their husband.