Your spouse has just died and you have lost your center of gravity. You face an echoing house and a mountain of unfamiliar tasks that you have no idea how to tackle. In fact, you feel like you've just endured an earthquake. The authors of Rebuilding Your Life After the Death of Your Spouse have been in your place--one recently and the other a few years ago. With compassion and understanding they relate how they faced the tremors, the aftershocks and the rebuilding phases of this new stage of life. In this quick read you'll learn practical tips on everything from decisions about funeral services to creating a lasting memorial to your loved one; from learning to take care of yourself during the grieving process to discovering new purpose and renewed zest for life . . . eventually. As you follow the authors as they tick off the milestones during their own widowhood, you'll laugh at some of the predicaments they faced, cry with them at the losses that echo your own and find the hope they discovered as they learned to start new lives.