Widow to Widow
Thoughtful, Practical Ideas for Rebuilding Your Life

I found this book to be incredibly helpful, when I started reading it about a month after my husband passed away. However, I was twenty-one at the time; and I was just trying to grasp the situation I had found myself in. I was lost, confused and felt utterly helpless as I tried to make sense of ever......more

Shallow. The tips are very simplistic, though I suppose they are the "practical" tips the title claims. I'm not the sort of widow this book is geared toward. I was already the major decision maker and money earner. This seems slightly condescending, though other than being a widow I'm not in the tar......more

After my husband died, people handed me all sorts of books on grief, and although good, this was one that was truly helpful to me. Yes, it touches on grieving, but it's more practical, and helps with the day to day necessities of functioning, and knowing you're not going crazy! .......more

I found this book to be perfect for me as I am a practical person and the author gave me good practical advice I could put into use right away. I read another "widow" book and it was just full of sad stories of other widows. I didn't need that. I am sad enough. I needed advice on how to rebuild my l......more

Widowed two years when I read this, I found Ms. Ginsburg's suggestions very helpful. I also found that she covered territory that none of the other books on bereavement I read had touched on. Very worthwhile.......more