**This heartfelt, witty addition to womens fiction will appeal to fans of Elizabeth Berg and Anna Quindlen. (**Booklist) **Georgia Waltz has things many people only dream of: a plush Manhattan apartment overlooking Central Park, a Hamptons beach house, valuable jewels and art, two bright daughters, and a husband she adores, even after decades of marriage. Its only when Ben suddenly drops dead from a massive coronary while training for the New York City Marathon that Georgia discovers her husbanda successful lawyerhas left them nearly penniless. Their wonderland was built on lies.
As the family attorney scours emptied bank accounts, Georgia must not only look for a way to support her family, she needs to face the revelation that Ben was not the perfect husband he appeared to be, just as her daughtersnow ensconced back at home with secrets of their ownhave to accept that they may not be returning to their lives in Paris and at Stanford subsidized by the Bank of Mom and Dad. As she uncovers hidden resilience, Georgias sudden midlife shift forces her to consider who she is and what she truly values. That Georgia may also find new love in the land of Spanx and stretch marks surprises everyonemost of all, her.
Sally Koslows fourth novel is deftly told through the alternating viewpoints of her remarkable female protagonists as they plumb for the grit required to reinvent their lives. Inspiring, funny, and deeply satisfying, The Widow Waltz explores in a profound way the bonds between mothers and daughters, belligerent siblings, skittish lovers, and bitter rivals as they discover the power of forgiveness, and healing, all while asking, What is family, really?**
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Praise for The Widow Waltz:
**Chosen by People magazine as a Great Summer Read **Witty and insightful.People magazine (A Great Summer Read Pick)
Lovers of breezy beach reads . . . will enjoy the journey.
*Real Simple*
****"Well-written, page-turning domestic fiction about a familys reinvention and healing that will attract fans of Elizabeth Berg."
*Library Journal*
"An inspirational piece about rising up to meet challenges, valuing family, and finding independence, inner strength and new perspectives. . . . Those of you looking for abreezy summer book should thoroughly enjoy Koslow's latest effort."
*Book Reporter*
*****Sally Koslow delivers another winner, a smart and hopeful story of a mother and daughters growing up and starting overtogether.
Eleanor Brown, author ofThe Weird Sisters
"I devoured this book."
Jesse Kornbluth, *The Huffington Post******
"Entertaining . . . Koslow knows how to please."
*Kirkus Reviews*
**Pop Quiz: Your beloved husband dies suddenly, leaving you penniless and perplexed. Do you(a) climbintobed untilyour house is repossessed (b) find another, wealthier man to pick up the tab,or(c)take adeepbreath, grab hold ofyour daughters, and dive into the mess? Because I myself leantoward (a), I wascharmedand inspiredby Georgia Waltz,heroine of The Widow Waltz,who in the faceof calamity,digsdeep for answersand discovers herbetter self in theprocess. By turns lighthearted andinsightful,The Widow Waltz is a clarioncall for any woman who's beendisappointedby love:Take a chance! Forgive yourself! Forgive each other! Buy this book!
Jillian Medoff, author of Hunger Point and I Couldn't Love You More
*****"Sally Koslow gives us a portrait of female fortitude and reinvention in her tale of how fifty-something Georgia must start again from'Go after her luxurious Manhattan life implodes overnight. Reading a Koslow novel is like eating a top-of-the-line gourmet truffle: exquisitely and carefully constructed, ultimately pleasurableyet there's iron in it, too. Readers of Anne Tyler, Elin Hilderbrand, Cathleen Schine, and Randy Susan Meyers will devour this book as I did."
Jenna Blum, author of Those Who Save Us and The Stormchasers
Sally Koslow takes economic downturn . . . and turns it into an urbanfairy talefeaturingplucky heroines, wolfish villains, a magicgarden, and one unlikely knight.The Widow Waltztellsastory of reinventionwith humor,intrigue, and just the right touch of mid-life romance.
Ann Bauer, author of The Forever Marriage*****
Poignant, charming, and funny, The Widow Waltz is a wonderful reminder that we are never too old to grow up. A must-read.
*****Julie Buxbaum, author of The Opposite of Love
With style, wit, and unflinching honesty, Sally Koslow explores the devastatingconfusionof a womanandher daughters betrayed by their beloved husband and father,who has diedsuddenly and takensecrets withhim, and how these women summon wisdomand power to help one another heal.
Erika Robuck, author of Hemingways Girl and Call Me Zelda
"The Widow Waltz is as smart, savvy, and clear-sighted as its heroine, a woman who searches for the truth beneath her dead husband's betrayal. Sally Koslow has written a warm and buoyant story about marriage, motherhood, and second acts."
Caryn James, author of Glorie and What Caroline Knew*****
This heartfelt, witty addition to womens fiction will appeal to fans of Elizabeth Berg and Anna Quindlen.
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About the Author
Sally Koslow is the author of three novels, The Late, Lamented Molly Marx, a Target Book Pick; With Friends Like These; and Little Pink Slips, inspired by her time as the editor in chief of McCalls; and Slouching Toward Adulthood, a witty and insightful report from the parenting trenches. She lives in New York City.