How long has it been?
Choose one. The books written for that time will be marked below.
The eight books
Each one stands on its own. Read them in any order.
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Book One
The First 30 Days
The first month
Who to call, what to find, what can wait.
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Book Three
The House and the Things
Months 3 to 12
Stay or sell, and clearing a life.
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Book Four
Everything They Handled
Months 1 to 9
The practical jobs that are now yours.
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Book Five
The First Year
Months 6 to 15
Anniversaries, holidays, the hardest months.
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Book Six
The People Around You
Months 3 to 18
Family, friends, and who disappears.
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Book Eight
Someone New
Month 18 and after
Companionship after loss, and what people may say.
About this book: Someone New
What the books are like
The short answer comes first
Each chapter opens with one question, in plain words, and answers it in a few lines. The detail follows, for when you want it.
What to do, and what can wait
Each chapter ends with what to do, what can wait, and where to find help. The list of what can wait is there so you can set those things aside.
Checked against the source
Every rule was checked against the agency, court or law it comes from. Figures that change are kept on one page at the back of each book, with the date they were last checked.
Information, not advice
The books explain how things usually work in the United States, what to ask, and who can answer for your situation. They don’t tell you what to choose.
The first two weeks, on paper
A free two-page checklist you can print. It covers the first fourteen days, in order, and what can wait. There is room to write down who you called and when.
Find your question
Each chapter answers one question. A few of them:
- How many death certificates do I need? Book 1
- What happens with Social Security? Book 2
- Do I have to pay his debts? Book 2
- Do I have to decide about the house now? Book 3
- Who is trying to scam me? Book 4
- Why can month six feel lonelier than month one? Book 5
- Why have our couple friends drifted away? Book 6
- If it gets serious, what happens to the money? Book 8
Buying for someone you love?
Give her the one book for the time she is in, not the whole set. Which one to give, and what helps besides a book.
Hear when the next book is out
Five or six short emails a year at most, and a note when a new book is out. Each one is about something that tends to come up in the first two years. You can unsubscribe whenever you like.