The Widower's Tale (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9780307456106)

NATIONAL BESTSELLER - From the National Book Award-winning author of Three Junes Seventy-year-old Percy Darling is settling happily into retirement--reading novels, watching old movies, and swimming naked in his pond. But his routines are disrupted when he is persuaded to let a locally beloved preschool take over his barn.

As Percy sees his rural refuge overrun by children, parents, and teachers, he must reexamine the solitary life he has made in the three decades since the sudden death of his wife. With equal parts affection and humor, Julia Glass spins a captivating tale about a man who can no longer remain aloof from his community, his two grown daughters, or--to his great shock--the precarious joy of falling in love.

Author: Julia Glass
ISBN-10: 0307456102
ISBN-13: 9780307456106
Publisher: Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group
Language: English
Published: 07/12/2011
Pages: 480
Format: Paperback
Weight: 0.79lbs
Size: 8.01h x 5.29w x 1.02d

Review Citation(s):
New York Times Book Review 08/28/2011 pg. 24