- Title: The Widow Waltz
- Author: Sally Koslow
- Genre: Contemporary Fiction
- Published: June 2013 – Viking
- Source: Publisher
Synopsis: Ben Silver had it all—a successful law practice, a New York apartment overlooking Central Park, a beach house, fine art, club memberships. Yet when a massive coronary fells him while training for the New York City Marathon, it’s revealed that his life was a lie. He’s left his wife, Georgia Waltz, and their two daughters almost penniless.
Georgia must now rally to support her family while mourning a husband whose private enigmas keep surfacing. To her surprise, she also discovers that it may even be possible to find new love in the land of Spanx and wrinkles. Meanwhile, her daughters must face the responsibilities of adulthood that they have avoided and put their hidden talents to work.
My take: When golden boy Ben Silver dies his wife and daughters find out he wasn’t quite the man they thought he was. Their lives have changed overnight and they’re left to solve a mystery – why did he leave them without the expected inheritance but instead needing to sell off possessions in order to live?
As mother and daughters slowly get their bearings they begin to move forward in directions they’d never anticipated. Georgia Waltz is witty and sometimes snarky. At first she grated on me but I soon understood her defense mechanisms and enjoyed her take on her new life. I especially appreciated that Koslow addressed dating in middle age realistically and with humor. I think there are a lot of readers our there who would love more novels with strong 50-something women dealing with life-changing events.
Filled with colorful characters The Widow Waltz is an entertaining novel that could be read in a few hours. The Widow Waltz is about acceptance and forgiveness and what being a family means – and sometimes it’s not what you’d expect.
I am sure I would enjoy it
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Sounds good.
Thanks for the review.
Elizabeth
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That looks like a good one!
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This sounds good for more “mature” women. I think the title is very clever.
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Oh this sounds like a terrific read.. I am putting on my TBR list… and going to make sure the library has a copy…
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Sounds like a good book for women to read.
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I’ll have to keep this one in mind. I enjoyed The Late Lamented Molly Marx by Koslow. Have you read that one?
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I haven’t, Anna but I’d love to read another of her novels. I’ll put that one on my tbr list!
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I haven’t read any of the author’s previous books but this one sounds interesting – thanks for the review.
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Sounds rather good Mary – thanks for sharing.
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This sounds like a wonderful summer read!
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I like heroines of all ages. This one sounds good.
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She sounds like a character I would like! this is one I want to read!
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I have this one on my wishlist. 🙂
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If my legs look as good as the cover when I’m 50 something they’d be jumping for joy!
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Ha! From looking at the legs I’d guess the model is late teens or early 20s 🙂
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This is on my list of books I want to read. Glad you liked it.
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