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Synopsis
When Edward Schuyler, a modest and bookish sixty-two-year-old science teacher, is widowed, he finds himself ambushed by female attention. There are plenty of unattached women around, but a healthy, handsome, available man is a rare and desirable creature. Edward receives phone calls from widows seeking love, or at least lunch, while wellmeaning friends try to set him up at dinner parties. The problem is that Edward doesnt feel available. Hes still mourning his beloved wife, Bee, and prefers solitude and the familiar routine of work, gardening, and birdwatching. But then his stepchildren surprise him by placing a personal ad on his behalf. Soon the letters flood in, and Edward is torn between his loyalty to Bees memory and his growing longing for connection. Gradually, reluctantly, he begins dating (dating after death,” as one correspondent puts it), and his encounters are variously startling, comical, and sad. Just when Edward thinks he has the game figured out, a chance meeting proves that love always arrives when its least expected.
About the Author
Hilma Wolitzer is an American novelist whose novels include Ending, In the Flesh, The Doctor's Daughter and Hearts. Her daughter, Meg Wolitzer, is also a writer.