An affirming memoir of four women who find friendship and support after they all lose husbands in the Two Towers of 9/11. Written in four different voices that change even within chapters, it can be difficult to keep track of the individual stories. This was true even though I read the book in a single sitting; I imagine that it would be hopeless in normal daily sessions. In places I cried at the distress and the strength of the women but the book is an uplifting affirmation of love, friendship, and survival. ( )

Read in one sitting. Or skimmed rather. ( )