A review by nonnie63
A Widow's Story by Joyce Carol Oates

5.0

A deep look into an author's soul. There is a distinct difference between an author and the individual person. Readers often misunderstand this and the conflict begins and therein lies the problem. Joyce Smith always thought of herself as the wife and professor more than the author Joyce Carol Oates! And in this book the reader can feel the contemptuous feeling that Joyce feels for her writing! Maybe because of the intrusive feelings it incurred in her during her book signings or during her mourning with her friends? We'll never know. It appeared to me that Smith had no true friends except for her beloved Ray Smith! How I mourned for her though, her heart wrenching dispair was palpable! I couldn't help feeling love for Joyce Carol Oates whether she liked it or not!