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The Widowed Self: The Older Woman's Journey Through Widowhood

The Widowed Self: The Older Woman's Journey Through Widowhood

Hoonaard, Deborah Kestin Van Den

Paperback

Death & DyingGeneral SociologyWomen's Studies

ISBN10: 0889203466
ISBN13: 9780889203464
Publisher: Wilfrid Laurier University Press
Published: Jan 29 2001
Pages: 186
Weight: 0.50
Height: 0.30 Width: 6.00 Depth: 9.00
Language: English

How do older women come to terms with widowhood? Are they vulnerable or courageous, predictable or creative in dealing with this life challenge?
Most books about widows usually focus on younger women; this book interweaves the voices of older widows their experiences and insights to show how they have come to terms with widowhood and have recreated their lives in new, unsuspected ways. The widows speak about how they relate to their children, their friends, to men. With powerful emotions they describe their husbands' final illnesses and deaths, and the challenging early days of widowhood. Disputing stereotypes about older women and widows, The Widowed Self allows the reader to visualize the impact of losing one's life partner and offers a new way of thinking about widowhood.

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