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The Saturday Night Widows

A widow’s group that had fun as well as grieve

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Six women remake their lives after the loss of their husbands in "Saturday Night Widows." — Getty Images

 

Alyne Ellis talks with AARP book reviewer Allan Fallow about a new book by Becky Aikman, a widow who started a widow’s support group that worked through grief in part by having some fun. Aikman’s new book is Saturday Night Widows: The Adventures of Six Friends Remaking Their Lives.

 

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