Good Grief

EBOOK EXTRA: Includes an interview with author Lolly Winston and a Reading Group Guide. Have you ever been heartbroken? Have you ever lost someone you loved? Have you ever drowned your sorrow in too many oreos? Anyone who answered "yes" to any of these questions needs to read GOOD GRIEF. Thirty-six year old Sophie Stanton loses her young husband to cancer. 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. Alas, Sophie is more of a Jack Daniels kind. Guzzling 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. In a desperate attempt to reinvent her life, Sophie moves to Ashland, Oregon. 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. But Sophie proves that with enough humor and chutzpah, it is possible to have life after loss.