Table for One: Essays from a Widow's Journey - Softcover

Spungen, Deborah

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0692141804 ISBN 13: 9780692141809

Publisher: Franklyn Press, 2018

Synopsis

The dictionary defines a widow as "a woman who has outlived the man to whom she was married to at the time of his death." Deborah Spungen was someone's wife, Frank Spungen's wife. They had been married for almost 54 years. She could hardly remember a life when she wasn't Frank's wife. In the early morning hours of July 2, 2010 Frank Spungen passed away, just seven weeks after becoming ill. Deb soon realized she had no preparatory course in becoming a widow, there was no handbook to read. Her status as a person was irrevocably changed in ways that she couldn't even begin to fathom. She wondered, "Who will I be if I am not the same me that I was when I woke up this morning?'' How does one create a new life alone? Follow Spungen's story as she examines the process of reconstructing her life. In Frank's last weeks he told Deb to go home again, and so she did. She built a new life with a new home and new friends. Discover how writing her story became the key to the process. Follow as she traverses widowhood one essay at a time. Learn how she focused on what was, what is, and what could be as she discovers that she has the power to find peace and well-being again.

About this title

About the Author:

Deborah Spungen received her Master of Social Service (MSS) and Master of Law and Social Policy (MLSP) degrees from Bryn Mawr Graduate School of Social Work. She was the founder of the nonprofit organization, the Anti-Violence Partnership of Philadelphia where she served as its executive director. A frequent lecturer on traumatic grief and victim’s rights, she has spent her career as an advocate and voice of crime victims. Her expertise in the field has made her a sought after speaker, she has appeared on both TV and radio.

About this edition

• Publisher: Franklyn Press
• Publication date: 2018
• ISBN 10: 0692141804
• ISBN 13: 9780692141809
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 280