How To Talk To A Widower by Jonathan Tropper - ISBN: 9780752893198
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Grief, family, and unexpected connections: a widower’s path to healing.

How To Talk To A Widower

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  • Paperback

    368 pages

  • Release Date

    1 April 2008

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Summary

When Doug married Hailey - beautiful, smart and ten years older - he left his carefree Manhattan life to live in the suburbs with Hailey and her teenage son, Russ. Three years later, at 29, Doug has been a widower for twelve months and just wants to drown himself in self-pity and Jack Daniels. But his family has other ideas…

Russ is furious with Doug for not adopting him, and has fallen in with a bad crowd. Claire, Doug’s irrepressible, pregnant twin sister, has left her husband and, …

Book Details

ISBN-13:9780752893198
ISBN-10:075289319X
Author:Jonathan Tropper
Publisher:Orion Publishing Co
Imprint:Orion
Format:Paperback
Number of Pages:368
Release Date:1 April 2008
Weight:270g
Dimensions:196mm x 133mm x 24mm
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Critics Review

“Humorous…but also poignant and moving – I had tears in my eyes on more than one occasion”

It’s a wise-cracking, darkly comic tale, yet beneath its raucous plot lies a heartfelt meditation on love and loss. - Daily Mail

Humorous…but also poignant and moving – I had tears in my eyes on more than one occasion. - The Bookseller

About The Author

Jonathan Tropper

Jonathan Tropper was born and raised in Riverdale, New York. He attended the creative writing program at New York University Graduate School of Arts and Science, where he received a Masters degree. His novels have been translated into more than ten languages. He lives with his wife and children in Westchester, NY, and teaches writing at Manhattanville College.

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