The Widow's Guide to Sex and Dating - Modern Dating Advice for Widows, Relationship Tips & Moving Forward After Loss | Perfect for Self-Help, Grief Support & Finding Love Again

Okay, I admit it - I'm a fan of Carole Radziwill on The Read Housewives of New York - I love her sarcastic way of dealing with the drama the housewives constantly engage in and her way of not taking herself too seriously. I also loved her first book, What Remains: A Memoir of Fate, Friendship, and Love.The Widow's Guide to Sex and Dating is a fun, smart, witty read about Claire Byrne's life after the death of her husband Charles. Not only is Claire alone now, but she is treated differently by her friends now that she is a widow - friends are now worried about their husband's being too sympathetic too her, what to do with her at a dinner party and what to say to her. As she decides it's time to move on and start dating and lose her "widow's virginity", it's hilarious to read about her dating adventures. The book definitely feels very "New York" - (a lot of art & literary references I should have looked up while reading but didn't) and uptown.One thing I did have a hard time understanding in this book is Claire's feelings about Charles - I was sure that their marriage was not a romantic one for the ages but she did have some feelings for him. Those conflicted feelings were sometimes hard to understand as she tries to move on with dating and her life.I would definitely recommend this book to my friends but would add a caution that there is lots of animal sex described (hilarious!), curse words but not graphic sex scenes. I would not recommend this book to my mother or her friends. Fun, easy, smart read!