The Young Widow's Book of Home Improvement
"This tender, funny and sometimes achingly painful book is not a book about death. It is a book about life. And, above all, a book about love."
Lily Brett
"This book is both profound and universal. It is a truly remarkable piece of writing, which should be read by everyone who wants to understand the mysteries of love and death."
Sydney Morning Herald
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Single at 32, married at 33, and widowed at 34.
A young professional woman finally meets the man she wants to spend the rest of her life with, only to discover that he is terminally ill. After her beloved John's death from cancer, Virginia was faced with addressing the chronic rising damp problem in the house they had shared and, over her first year as a young widow, her house had to dry from the inside out – and so did Virginia. The Young Widow's Book of Home Improvement is a wry and touching love story that plays with the parallels between our homes and ourselves.
Reviews: Sydney Morning Herald, The Age, marie claire (pick of the month), Sun-Herald, Good Reading, Australian Bookseller & Publisher, Australian Women’s Weekly
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Buy the book direct from the publisher, University of Queensland Press. (A note for international readers: because the book is not yet available outside Australia, Amazon will be of no use to you; unfortunately the postage charge from Australia will be expensive.)
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