Short description
A stunning novel of love, loss - and a family which won't take no for an answer...
Long description
When Doug married Hailey - beautiful, smart and ten years older - he left his carefree Manhattan life to live in the suburbs with Hailey and her teenage son, Russ. Three years later, at 29, Doug has been a widower for twelve months and just wants to drown himself in self-pity and Jack Daniels. But his family has other ideas...Russ is furious with Doug for not adopting him, and has fallen in with a bad crowd. Claire, Doug's irrepressible, pregnant twin sister, has left her husband and, uninvited, moved in with Doug. And their sister Debbie is determined to have the perfect wedding, at any cost. Soon, Doug finds himself trying to forge a relationship with Russ, reconnect with his own eccentric family, and reluctantly edges back into the complicated world of dating...
Review
Humorous...but also poignant and moving -- I had tears in my eyes on more than one occasion -- Philip Wicks The Bookseller consistently witty, often insightful and full of strong and engaging characters -- Toby Clements Daily Telegraph Sad, funny, brilliant, How to Talk to a Widower is one of the great books of the season Evening Herald