| Epilogue Contributor(s): Roiphe, Anne (Author), Raver, Lorna (Read by) |
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ISBN: 1433246376 ISBN-13: 9781433246371 Publisher: Blackstone Audiobooks OUR PRICE: $45.00 Product Type: Compact Disc - Other Formats Published: September 2008 Annotation: This poignant memoir of new widowhood is an elegant pastiche not of grief, but of renewal. Roiphe writes her way into the unknown world of life after love, capturing the infinite number of firsts that lie ahead. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Biography & Autobiography | Personal Memoirs - Family & Relationships | Death, Grief, Bereavement - Biography & Autobiography | Women |
| Dewey: B |
| Physical Information: 1.2" H x 6.4" W x 6.2" (0.55 lbs) |
| Themes: - Topical - Death/Dying - Sex & Gender - Feminine |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Bestselling author Anne Roiphe offers a poignant memoir of a journey that no one is prepared for: widowhood. Weaving between heartbreaking memories of her marriage and the pressing needs of her new day-to-day routine, Roiphe constructs an elegant literary pastiche, not of grief but of renewal. She begins her memoir just as the shock of her husband's death has begun to wear off and writes her way into the then unknown world of life after love. In beautifully wrought vignettes, Roiphe captures the infinite number of "firsts" that lie ahead, from hailing a cab to locking and unlocking the door, to answering responses to a singles ad placed by her daughter. |
Contributor Bio(s): Raver, Lorna: - Lorna Raver, named one of AudioFile magazine's Best Voices of the Year, has received numerous Audie nominations and AudioFile Earphones Awards. An experienced stage actress, she has also guest-starred on many top television series and starred in director Sam Raimi's film Drag Me to Hell. Among her many Blackstone titles are The Age of Innocence, Up from Orchard Street, The Lodger, Selected Readings from the Portable Dorothy Parker, and Diamond Ruby. Roiphe, Anne: -Anne Roiphe is the bestselling author of fifteen books, including Fruitful, which was a finalist for the 1996 National Book Award. She has written for the New York Times, New York Observer, Vogue, Elle, Redbook, Parents, and the Guardian. Her work has been anthologized in more than ten collections of essays and is represented in more than fifteen college textbooks. She lives in New York City. |