Widower's House: A Study in Bereavement or How Margot and Mella Forced Me to Flee My Home

by John Bayley

Book Overview

Little did retired professor John Bayley realize when he lost Iris Murdoch, his beloved wife of forty-four years, that life would never be the same again. First came thousands of sympathy notes from... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0393025616
• ISBN13: 9780393025613
• Release Date: June 2001
• Publisher: W. W. Norton & Company
• Length: 256 Pages
• Weight: 1.20 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 6.6" x 9.6"

Customer Reviews

Humorous, touching, and ultimately uplifting

Widower's House: A Study Of Bereavment, Or How Margot And Mella Forced Me To Flee My Home is a wistful memoir of wit and openness, as author John Bayley continues his comedy of errors from a fresh vantage point. Bayley recounts Margot and Mella, whom he found to be only barely tolerable before the death of his wife Iris; after, they threatened to drive him insane with unwanted comfort, consolation, and fierce competition for his time and attention. Humorous, touching, and ultimately uplifting as Bayley learns how to mourn his wife and find joy in the present, Widower's House is not to be missed. Also recommended are Baley's previous two memoirs, Elegy For Iris, and Iris And Her Friends.