The Widower's Notebook: A Memoir (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9780143132493)

Written with unexpected humor and great warmth, The Widower's Notebook is a portrait of a marriage, an account of the complexities of finding oneself single again after losing your spouse, and a story of the enduring power of familial love.

"This is deeply moving ... beautifully written and modulated, with a dollop of droll, black humor. It is such an achievement, like running uphill against a strong wind."--Joyce Carol Oates

On a summer day in New York Jonathan Santlofer discovers his wife, Joy, gasping for breath on their living room couch. After a frenzied 911 call, an ambulance race across Manhattan, and hours pacing in a hospital waiting room, a doctor finally delivers the fateful news. Consumed by grief, Jonathan desperately tries to pursue life as he always had--writing, social engagements, and working on his art--but finds it nearly impossible to admit his deep feelings of loss to anyone, not even his to beloved daughter, Doria, or to himself.

As Jonathan grieves and heals, he tries to unravel what happened to Joy, a journey that will take him nearly two years.

Author: Jonathan Santlofer
ISBN-10: 0143132490
ISBN-13: 9780143132493
Publisher: Penguin Books
Language: English
Published: 07/10/2018
Pages: 272
Format: Paperback
Weight: 0.60lbs
Size: 8.00h x 5.50w x 0.90d

Review Citation(s):
Library Journal 04/15/2018 pg. 77
Publishers Weekly 04/09/2018
Shelf Awareness 07/20/2018
Kirkus Reviews 05/15/2018 pg. 78
BookPage 07/01/2018