Common threads: nine widows' journeys through love, loss, and healing

The middle-aged women described within the chapters of ""Common Threads"" are ordinary yet extraordinary.

They have faced one of life's greatest challenges, working day-in and day-out to design new lives for themselves.

As readers witness the resilience of the human spirit, they come to a new perspective on their own experiences, recognizing the good still in their lives. ""Common Threads"" is a tender and warm embrace, a story of faith and love, of insight, determination, independence and strength.

These women's large and small victories are metaphors for hope and continuity.