Planet Widow

A Mother's Story of Navigating a Suddenly Unrecognizable World

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By Gloria Lenhart

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One of the most stressful and traumatic events a person can face is the death of a spouse. It happened to Gloria Lenhart suddenly when her husband Nick, only forty-four years old, dropped dead while jogging. 

Planet Widow is the story of her struggle to negotiate motherhood, family, and career in a world that is suddenly unrecognizable. Serving as both a comfort and a cautionary tale, this powerful story helps answer real-life questions about coping with loss, as well as how to prepare for the unthinkable. Perhaps Lenhart’s biggest challenge is finding ways to help her sons cope with the loss of their father. Even before the funeral is over, Lenhart must fight for custody of her husband’s son, sixteen-year-old Nikolaus, whom she’s been a mother to for more than ten years. And like many widows, Lenhart finds herself faced with difficult financial realities as she is drawn into the realm of estate lawyers, probate courts, and unscrupulous stockbrokers.

Planet Widow is a personal story of spunk and determination, told with a touch of humor. The book ends on a note of hope-that a loss experienced and survived can lead to a fuller understanding of what it means to live.

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On Sale
Feb 28, 2006
Page Count
256 pages
Publisher
Seal Press
ISBN-13
9781580051682

Gloria Lenhart

About the Author

Gloria Lenhart is a marketing consultant, with more than 25 years of experience with companies ranging from Charles Schwab to Sega to Sebastiani Vineyards. She lives in the San Francisco Bay Area with her younger son, Matthew, a high school freshman. Her son Nikolaus is a 2005 graduate of UC Davis.

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