Join us at Smart Books for Smart Women, a female only book club that reads and discusses a wide range of books from popular fiction to interesting biographies.
This is a free bookclub with no registration necessary. Hope to see you there.
Next Meeting: Tuesday, April 17
Discussing: "A Widow's Story" by Joyce Carol Oates
Book Description:
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In a work unlike anything she's written before, National Book Award winner Joyce Carol Oates unveils a poignant, intimate memoir about the unexpected death of her husband of forty-six years and its wrenching, surprising aftermath.
"My husband died, my life collapsed."
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On a February morning in 2008, Joyce Carol Oates drove her ailing husband, Raymond Smith, to the emergency room of the Princeton Medical Center where he was diagnosed with pneumonia. Both Joyce and Ray expected him to be released in a day or two. But in less than a week, even as Joyce was preparing for his discharge, Ray died from a virulent hospital-acquired infection, and Joyce was suddenly faced—totally unprepared—with the stunning reality of widowhood.
