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Married when she was barely 19, Betty Auchard went straight from her parents' home to her husband's bed. She raised four children, returned to college, taught art in the public school system, and became a grandmother, a published artist, a retiree, and then a widow. When she loses her husband of almost 49 years to cancer, widowhood forces Betty to find out what she can do on her own. She has a lot to learn, having never been single before. She was not freeway literate, nor had she ever used a computer. And she had never paid the bills by herself. Facing her new responsibilities, this septuagenarian makes all kinds of mistakes. These short, upbeat, inspiring stories tell us how this spunky woman got through widowhood-she decides to dance instead of sitting on the sidelines.
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Betty Auchard was a retired art teacher when herhusband, Denny, died. For her, writing became away to heal, eventually taking on a life of its own.Her stories have been published in Chocolate for a Woman's Soul series, San Jose Mercury News, and other periodicals. In addition to writing, she presents these stories to audiences in California's Bay Area and beyond.
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- PublisherStephens Pr Llc
- Publication date2005
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