Each year millions of women are widowed or divorced. This manual shows readers how to: handle grief and stress while still moving ahead; get a job and the right kind of housing; find solace and community in religion, friends, a support group or therapy; figure out what kind of future they want and how to get there; enjoy courtship and sex, nineties-style, and decide whether or not to remarry. The book gathers together the pragmatic and collective wisdom of both experts and those who have lived through this life-altering experience.