Amy Gabrielle

Widow in the City (eBook, ePUB)

A Memoir of Heartbreaks and Hookups

• Format: ePub

Produktbeschreibung

Blending the sensual candor of Cheryl Strayed's Wild with the emotional honesty of Nora McInerny's It's Okay to Laugh, this bold memoir is a tale of love, grief, midlife reinvention, and the unapologetic reclaiming of desire after devastating loss. When Amy Gabrielle's husband died from cancer, her carefully constructed life crumbled. After three years of caregiving, the fifty-four-year-old widow found herself raising her neurodivergent son aloneand experiencing an unexpected sensual reawakening that both challenged and invigorated her. Widow in the City chronicles Amy's raw, unfiltered journey through grief and desire following her husband's death. From exploring dating apps and casual encounters to rediscovering her sensuality through lingerie and creative self-expression, she challenges cultural taboos about midlife female desire while fighting to rebuild her identity. As she grapples with the duality of lossmourning her husband while embracing her newfound freedomshe discovers that grief and pleasure can coexist in surprising ways. Candid, provocative, and ultimately empowering, this memoir illuminates the messy reality of reclaiming joy after devastating loss. Amy's transformation from a grieving widow to a woman fully embracing her authentic self offers a roadmap for anyone seeking to reinvent their life when the future they planned suddenly vanishes. Her story reminds us that even in our darkest moments, the path to healing may lead to unexpected placesand that it's never too late to rediscover who we truly are.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Simon + Schuster LLC
• Seitenzahl: 256
• Erscheinungstermin: 5. Mai 2026
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9798896362012
• Artikelnr.: 75711060

Autorenporträt

Amy Gabrielle is a writer, digital creator, and advocate for authentic self-expression in midlife women. Following her husband's death from cancer, she began using memoir and social media to explore the complex intersection of grief and desire, cultivating a community of thousands drawn to honest conversations about life after loss. Her work appears in Absolute Pleasure on Substack, as well as Medium publications including The Memoirist and Slackjaw. She lives in New York City, where she enjoys photography, travel, and raising her son.