Minerva's Owl: The Bereavement Phase of My Marriage

By Carol Matthews

Of the numerous books that have been written about loss, Matthews has given us an original, startling and deeply thought-provoking work. . . What we are left with is a sense of peace -- the kind that comes with the knowledge that, even in the darkest places, we are not alone. -- Eve Joseph, author of In the Slender Margin

Minerva's Owl is a memoir that celebrates marriage and explores bereavement as a stage of married love. It includes literary references, conversations, letters and memories that are framed in six sections: grieving, longing, belonging, mourning, cleaving and, ultimately, surviving. It does not offer easy answers or a step-by-step guide to grief -- rather, Minerva's Owl provides an unforgettable account of great love and loss.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0889823251
• ISBN13: 9780889823259
• Release Date: November 2017
• Publisher: FreeHand Books
• Length: 156 Pages
• Weight: 0.50 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 5.4" x 8.4"