The widow's guide to dead bastards : a memoir / Jessica Waite.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Waite, Jessica, author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Waite, Jessica.

Widows--Canada--Biography.

Widows.

Grief.

grief.

Canada.

Genre:

Informational works.

Autobiographies.

autobiographies (literary genre)

Biographies

Informational works

Autobiographies

Physical Description:

viii, 309 pages ; 23 cm

Edition:

First Atria Books hardcover edition.

Place of Publication:

New York : Atria Books, 2024.

Summary:

"A widow's life is turned upside when she uncovers the truth about her late husband in this lyrical, witty, and deeply moving memoir of tragedy and betrayal. In the midst of mourning her husband's sudden death, writer Jessica Waite discovered shocking secrets that undermined everything she thought she knew about the man she'd loved and trusted. From uncovered affairs to drug use and a pornography addiction, Waite was overwhelmed reconciling this devastating information with her new reality as a widowed single mom. Then, to further complicate matters, strange, inexplicable coincidences forced her to consider whether her husband was reaching back from beyond the grave. With her signature candor and unflinching honesty, Waite details her tumultuous love story and the pain of adjusting to the new normal she built for herself and her son. A riveting, difficult, and surprisingly beautiful story, The Widow's Guide to Dead Bastards is also a lyrical exploration of grief, mental health, single parenthood, and betrayal that demonstrates that the most moving love stories aren't perfect--they're flawed and poignantly real"-- Provided by publisher.

Contents:

Prologue: The matrix of porn

Four missed calls

"Sweetheart, something terrible has happened"

Turtle and Ducky

Remembrance day

Highway to Helena

Mirror, mirror

The box in my closet

FUSW playlist

The pact

M-O-N-E-Y

The coin in the crevice

Splintered candy canes

The case of the million money shots

Rebekah 2.0

Ho! Ho! Ho!

A mated pair

Lunch with Ty

Death by remorse

Soul mates are bullshit

The Sean show

Reversal of fortune

"Signs"

Half your age + 7

Tinfoil hat club

Six months of kindness

Let it be

Chicken stick

Camp widow

First anniversary

He's right here

Grief doesn't give a shit about status

Endless stories

Death doulas

Cold gin jam

Yellow rose

A gift outside of time

Defragmenting with declutterers

The most hurtful lie

Escape velocity

A light in the sky

Epilogue

In defense of grief

Cherry gin jam recipe.

Local Notes:

Athenaeum copy: Miller Fund bookplate.

ISBN:

9781668044858

1668044854

9781668044865

1668044862

OCLC:

1427503354