The Widow's Guide to Dead Bastards by Jessica Waite Hardcover Book

Description: The Widow's Guide to Dead Bastards by Jessica Waite An intricately delicate account of personal tragedy and betrayal accented by a debut authors dry humor, unapologetic honesty, and steadfast commitment to her individuality and experiences. FORMAT Hardcover CONDITION Brand New Publisher Description "You will stay up all night reading this gem" (Christie Tate, New York Times bestselling author) about a widow whose life is turned upside down when she uncovers the truth about her late husband. A lyrical, witty, and deeply moving memoir of betrayal and forgiveness.While mourning her husbands sudden death, Jessica Waite discovered shocking secrets that undermined everything she thought she knew about the man shed loved and trusted. From secret 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 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 candid, raw chronicle of bereavement" (Kirkus Reviews), The Widows Guide to Dead Bastards is also a lyrical exploration of mental health, single parenthood, and betrayal that demonstrates that the most moving love stories arent perfect—theyre flawed and poignantly real. Author Biography When life handed Jessica Waite a riveting, horrifying and surprisingly beautiful story, she transformed herself into a writer. Her debut memoir, The Widows Guide to Dead Bastards, became an instant bestseller, featured by The Washington Post, Maria Shrivers Sunday Paper, The Toronto Star, and many other outlets. Jessica lives on Treaty 7 territory in the city of Calgary, Alberta. You can find her at JessicaWaite.work. Review "Shockingly forthright…Waites journey is consistently riveting as it moves from grief to rage and searches ultimately for acceptance. She holds nothing back…her disclosures will leave readers gobsmacked and empathetic for her righteous fury. Those who have experienced a significant loss either through death or extreme betrayal will glean comfort and courage from her moving account." —Booklist "A complex memoir about mourning, mental illness, and shocking revelations. […] A candid, raw chronicle of bereavement." —Kirkus Reviews "While grieving the untimely death of her husband, Waite discovered he had been keeping secrets, including infidelity, drug use and a pornography addiction...Each new revelation brings fresh pain, but as her understanding of circumstances surrounding his choices deepens, she learns new definitions of love, strength and forgiveness." —The Washington Post "Jessica Waites The Widows Guide to Dead Bastards is a hell of a ride. By turns emotional, hilarious, and always very, very human, Waite gives readers access to the secrets that spilled into her lap after her husbands untimely death. Waite masterfully sets an example of how we might honor and cherish departed loved ones who enriched, damaged, and marked our lives forever. You will stay up all night reading this gem." —Christie Tate, New York Times bestselling author of GROUP"Essayist Waite debuts with a bracing account of her husbands sudden death and the secrets she unearthed after he was gone. With startling compassion and surprising wit, Waite shows how such an understanding might be achieved. This stirring study of loss and forgiveness isnt easily forgotten." —Publishers Weekly, Starred Review"Jessica Waite masterfully weaves the truth of a life and a marriage, taking the reader on an unflinchingly raw journey of love, loss, betrayal, and re-emergence. She bravely explores the complexities of the relationship contracts that bind us—for better or for worse—and in human and spirit form. The Widows Guide to Dead Bastards is a gorgeous triumph, a starkly honest and deeply nuanced account of one womans journey that will inspire all." —Peggy Fitzsimmons Ph.D., author of Release: Create a Clutter Free and Soul Driven Life "Propulsive, wild, supernatural and human on the best level, Jessica Waites The Widows Guide to Dead Bastards tackles marriage, grief, betrayal and reconciliation with heroic dedication, sharp wit and an indelible spirit. A memoir that tests the limits of the human heart, and elevates the form with rousing success. I couldnt put it down." —Ali Bryan, award-winning author of Coq and The Crow Valley Karaoke Championships"Cracked this open to peek one morning at breakfast…an hour later I was late for so many things, but I COULD NOT STOP READING. Its got all the emotions: Falling in love….the true kind. Shock. Hope. Rage. Heartbreak. For me, a perfect book about the depths of human love and loss. It is a marvel!" —Sarah Bamford Seidelmann, author of Swimming with Elephants: My Unexpected Pilgrimage from Physician to Healer"As Jessica Waite uncovers external and internal truths in a world rocked by her dead husbands secrets, we get a front row seat to her winding road of healing and redemption. With dark humor and impressive resolve, Jessica finds her way back from loss and betrayal to forgiveness. A powerful and inspiring story, this one. Dont miss it." —Martha Jo Atkins, author of Signposts of Dying, founder of Dying School"For those whove experienced the strange land of intense grief and the crushing revelation of betrayal." —Lauren Carter, award winning author of This Has Nothing to Do With You"Jessica Waite is a lavishly gifted writer with a riveting tale to tell. The Widows Guide to Dead Bastards is a page-turning psychological mystery, an inspiring story of endurance, a guide to healing and redemption—and its all true. Treat yourself to this book when youre in the mood for a fascinating, funny, thought-provoking, and inspiring read." —Martha Beck, bestselling author of The Way of Integrity"Horrifying and yet compulsive, The Widows Guide to Dead Bastards is a memoir that reads like a whodunnit. Waites intelligence and sincerity, as she ricochets between revenge and forgiveness, lifts this book above its sordid details into a compelling guide to re-inventing oneself after the devastating loss of a spouse." —Sandra Martin, award winning author of A Good Death "[A] heart-wrenching memoir." —Chatelaine "When Jessica Waite discovers her husbands secret infidelities after he unexpectedly dies in a foreign country, shes rocked to her core. Does this mean she wasnt "enough"? Shock, anger and revenge propel her through all the stages of grief in a rollicking seesaw of raw emotion until she finally arrives at acceptance. Forgiveness is at the heart of this memoir, but the way she gets there—plucking wisdom from the ashes of her revenge fantasies—is deliciously funny. Multi-layered and brilliantly written, this book is a tour de force!" —Plum Johnson, award-winning author of They Left Us Everything "The experiences of over-looked women are bigger than ever. Need proof? In this powerful memoir, the author is confronted with evidence that her late husband has been living a secret life. While she grieves his death, Waite tries to come to terms with her spouses deceit and find her own way forward." —Canadian Living "Jessica Waite has written a candid, mordantly funny and moving excavation of grief in the wake of sudden death. Waites final question is profound: What if the function of grief—in all its wild and uncomfortable expression—is to guide human beings to a deeper understanding of the nature of life? Surely that is griefs greatest gift and one about which Waite writes with aplomb in this affecting debut." —Toronto Star "Part memoir and part self-help manual–with a dash of the paranormal and a heap of humour and heart–Widows Guide soars on her candour about a harrowing experience." —Zoomer Magazine Details ISBN1668044854 Author Jessica Waite Pages 320 Year 2024 ISBN-13 9781668044858 Format Hardcover Audience General Place of Publication New York Country of Publication United States Publisher Atria Books Publication Date 2024-08-29 Imprint Atria Books Alternative 9781668044865 US Release Date 2024-08-29 ISBN-10 1668044854 UK Release Date 2024-08-29 DEWEY 306.883 AU Release Date 2024-09-17 We've got this At The Nile, if you're looking for it, we've got it. With fast shipping, low prices, friendly service and well over a million items - you're bound to find what you want, at a price you'll love! TheNile_Item_ID:160742831;

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