Lesbian Widows: Invisible Grief
- ISBN-10
- 1560233311
- ISBN-13
- 9781560233312
- Category
- Family & Relationships
- Pages
- 216
- Language
- English
- Published
- 2006
- Publisher
- Psychology Press
- Author
- Vicky Whipple
Description
Lesbian Widows: Invisible Grief reveals the touching and very personal stories of twenty-five women, including the author, who were widowed at a young age and forced to create a new life without their life partners.
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