Still, Sophie proves that with enough humor and chutzpah, it is. But instead of the way it?s depicted in the movies, with a rugged Sam Shepherd kind of guy finding her, Sophie finds herself in the middle of Lucy-and-Ethel madcap adventures with a darkly comic edge. In a desperate attempt to reinvent her life, Sophie moves to Ashland, Oregon. Downing cartons of ice-cream for breakfast, breaking down in the produce section of supermarkets, showing up to work in her bathrobe and bunny slippers?soon she?s not only lost her husband, but her job and her waistline as well. Alas, Sophie is more of a Jack Daniels kind. In an age where women are expected to be high-achievers, Sophie desperately wants to be a good widow?a graceful, composed Jackie Kennedy kind of widow. 36-year-old Sophie Stanton loses her young husband to cancer. The brilliantly funny and heartwarming New York Times bestseller about a young woman who stumbles, then fights to build a new life after the death of her husband. Still, Sophie proves that with enough humor and chutzpah, it is possible to have life after loss.

In consequence, most of her observations on loss are piercing and touching. Winston is a wonderful writer, and a woman who's amazingly insightful. Author Lolly Winston has created the story of a young woman widowed at age 36. The brilliantly funny and heartwarming New York Times bestseller about a young woman who stumbles, then fights to build a new life after the death of her husband. GOOD GRIEF is an anomoly: a beautifully written book with a completely implausible plot.

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