"Rollicking and heartbreaking evidence that little black dresses aren't just for graveside any more."

Thomas Pynchon, author of Against the Day

Funny, fast-moving, honest, and intriguing, Hot Widow tells the true story of a woman who becomes hot and bothered after losing her husband of 47 years, then finds out that--to men--she has suddenly become hot stuff! The book follows her first two years alone, coping with the anxieties and trials of modern life, the burden of extreme loneliness, and, to her surprise and delight, an intense sexuality she never knew she had.

"Hot Widow is a widow's answer to A Round Heeled Woman--the author's account of her adjustment to widowhood is an odyssey from loss and grief to hilarious, eye-opening fun. Gebauer's writing is snappy and engaging from cover to cover."

Maureen Murdock, author of Unreliable
Truth: On Memoir and Memory

"Every new widow--or those not so new--will relate to this painfully honest, ultimately hopeful account of what it means for a woman who has been half-a-couple to grow steadily into what Mary McCarthy once called 'Her own person, well at ease.'"

Carolyn See, author of There Will Never
Be Another You

"A touching, funny, tragic overlook of the terrible time called widowhood that so many women must go through--what the author did about the lonely situation makes for a great and wrenching read."

Barnaby Conrad, author of Matador and
many other books.

"I love it! Hot Widow by Phyllis Gebauer is hot. It's a wonderful story about a gallant and terribly funny woman caught in a not-funny situation--the aftermath of her beloved husband's death. If you've ever lost a spouse, been divorced, or just want to immerse yourself in a damn fine story, read this book."

Gayle Lynds, author of The Last Sypmaster

Fithian Press, $16.95

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