Second Wife:

Stories and Wisdom from Women who have Married Widowers

Mid-life romance - how promising! How sweetly appealing! Maybe.

Herself a second wife, Martha Stahl talks straight about the preparation required for those women who are marrying a widower. Because they're older and considered "wiser," such couples tend not to take the care needed for happiness and satisfaction in their marriages.

She discusses topics as: how to date privately in a small community? What about premarital counseling? What to do with the first wife's things, and photos from the first marriage? How to handle different expectations about money, sex, and vacations? How to survive personality quirks, and daily likes and dislikes?