Past Perfect! Present Tense: Insights from One Woman's Journey As the Wife of a Widower

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Summary: An absolute Godsend!
Review: This book is a Godsend for anyone contemplating a relationship with a widower, or already in a relationship with someone who has previously lost their partner. The author writes with the compassion and understanding of someone who has been there. She has thought of every type of situation and often complicated scenarios that arise, which can be difficult to handle.

This book is like a guidebook to help you ease your way through these obstacles, providing invaluable advice and finding solutions to help resolve sensitive issues. The chapters cover ethics and protocol and the author pays meticulous attention to details and issues that can often be overlooked.

I think that the review from "book critic" must have been submitted by someone with a personal vendetta against Julie Donner Andersen. Maybe a poor writer who hasn't achieved such great success as Ms Andersen?


Rating:
Summary: What a relief!
Review: This book mirrors my life so well, it's downright incredible!! I read, with interest, all the 5-star reviews of this book here at Amazon, and I couldn't agree more (the one negative reviewer here is most certainly NOT a WOW if she cannot find herself in this book. That review sounded retalitory, which I find childish). This book perfectly portrays the ups and downs of being involved in a relationship with a widower. It was such a relief to read about feelings and thoughts that I have also experienced. Ms. Donner-Andersen is thoughtful in her compassion for the bereaved as well as to those who love them. I'm thrilled to have found this book, and I congratulate the author for having the guts to bare her soul to those who need the guidance and validation that she so richly provides.