Women Home Alone: Learning to Thrive- Help for Single Women, Single Moms, Widows, and Wives Who Are Frequently Alone

Offers advice on living alone, discussing home security, family matters, personal finance, household repairs, and more

It would be difficult to find another book as detailed and complete in its subject area as this one is. All the spiritual and the practical problems women come up against in living alone are covered here without regard to whether "alone" means single, widowed, divorced or with a partner whose job often keeps him or her away from home. Using commonsense advice, Sprinkle deals with the myriad issues of childhood emergencies, finances, home and car repair, feelings of isolation and loneliness, all in a Christian context. There are numerous interviews with women who are alone, prayers are interspersed throughout, practical checklists appear and lists of recommended additional readings augment the whole. Because most women will, at one time or another, fall into the category of "living alone," even if only temporarily, most will both enjoy and benefit from this book.
Copyright 1996 Reed Business Information, Inc.

Most women are unprepared to live alone, yet, by age 65, 41 percent of us can expect to do just that. Some are unmarried, widowed, divorced or single parents; others are married to men whose jobs keep them away for extended periods; the unluckiest have "loner" husbands who are present physically but not emotionally. These women might encounter isolation, inconvenience, indecision, lack of respect, loneliness and burnout. Sprinkle offers a lifeline by providing practical ways to deal with factors such as finances, safety, home repairs, parenting, and loneliness. The book takes on a Christian perspective as she draws on her own experiences as well as interviews with live-alone women who are active in church groups. A series of practical checklists for matters such as car maintenance and financial papers rounds out a useful, empathetic, energetic guide that encourages women to unearth the gold in "them thar" lonely hills. Patricia Hassler