Writing Widowhood: The Landscapes of Bereavement

by Jeffrey Berman

Book Overview

The death of a beloved spouse after a lifetime of companionship is a life-changing experience. To help understand the reality of bereavement, Jeffrey Berman focuses on five extraordinary American writers--Joan Didion, Sandra Gilbert, Gail Godwin, Kay Redfield Jamison, and Joyce Carol Oates--each of whom has written a memoir of spousal loss. In each chapter, Berman gives an overview of the writer's life and art before widowhood, including her early...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1438458193
• ISBN13: 9781438458199
• Release Date: November 2015
• Publisher: State University of New York Press
• Length: 244 Pages
• Weight: 0.90 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 6.2" x 9.3"