Should I still wish : a memoir / John W. Evans.

Author
Evans, John W. (John William), 1977- [Browse]
Format
Book
Language
English
Published/​Created
Lincoln : University of Nebraska Press, [2017]
Description
139 pages ; 22 cm.

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    American lives [More in this series]
    Summary note
    "In this candid and moving memoir, John W. Evans articulates the complicated joys of falling in love again as a young widower. Though heartbroken after his wife's violent death, Evans realizes that he cannot remain inconsolable and adrift, living with his in-laws in Indiana. Motivated by a small red X on a map, Evans musters the courage for a cross-country trip. From the Badlands to Yellowstone to the foothills of the Sierra Mountains, Evans's hope and determination propel him even as he contemplates his vulnerability and the legacy of a terrible tragedy. Should I Still Wish chronicles Evans's efforts to leave an intense year of grief behind, to make peace with the natural world again, and to reconnect with a woman who promises, like San Francisco itself, a life of abundance and charm. With unflinching honesty Evans plumbs the uncertainties, doubts, and contradictions of a paradoxical experience in this love story, celebration of fatherhood, meditation on the afterlife of grief and resilience, and, ultimately, showcase for life's many profound incongruities"-- Provided by publisher.
    Contents
    • Leaving Indiana
    • Badlands
    • Crossing to safety
    • Yes
    • Signal and noise
    • The big house
    • Unanswered prayers
    • Not so much
    • The lake
    • Mountain rain.
    ISBN
    • 9780803295223 ((paperback ; : alk. paper))
    • 0803295227 ((paperback ; : alk. paper))
    LCCN
    2016014263
    OCLC
    946906290
    Other standard number
    • 40026606307
    • 40026739148
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