THE WIDOW WALTZ

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. Accustomed to a lavish life, 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, make strategic decisions and put their talents to work. All three of these remarkable women will find the grit to survive devastating losses and reinvent their lives.

Sally Koslow is the author of three novels: With Friends Like These; The Late, Lamented Molly Marx and Little Pink Slips. Her essays have been published in More, O: The Oprah Magazine, and The New York Observer, among other publications. She was the editor-in-chief of both McCall’s and Lifetime, was an editor at Mademoiselle and Woman’s Day, and has taught creative writing at the Writing Institute of Sarah Lawrence College.