{"product_id":"a-widows-story-9780062020505","title":"A Widow's Story","description":"\u003cp\u003eUnlike anything Joyce Carol Oates has written before, \u003cem\u003eA Widow's Story\u003c\/em\u003e is the universally acclaimed author's poignant, intimate memoir about the unexpected death of Raymond Smith, her husband of forty-six years, and its wrenching, surprising aftermath. A recent recipient of National Book Critics Circle Ivan Sandrof Lifetime Achievement Award, Oates, whose novels (\u003cem\u003eBlonde\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eThe Gravedigger's Daughter\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eLittle Bird of Heaven\u003c\/em\u003e, etc.) rank among the very finest in contemporary American fiction, offers an achingly personal story of love and loss. \u003cem\u003eA Widow's Story\u003c\/em\u003e is a literary memoir on a par with \u003cem\u003eThe Year of Magical Thinking\u003c\/em\u003e by Joan Didion and Calvin Trillin's \u003cem\u003eAbout Alice\u003c\/em\u003e. \u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Ecco Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 02\/07\/2012\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780062020505\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 432\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.88lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.02h x 5.29w x 1.07d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eReview Citations: \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003ci\u003eNew York Times Book Review\u003c\/i\u003e 04\/15\/2012 pg. 32\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Joyce Carol Oates","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43040149635253,"sku":"9780062020505","price":12.74,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/files\/img_3993e63b-a620-487c-892a-5876e571b108.jpg?v=1689085696","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/a-widows-story-9780062020505","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}