The world of a widow

JP O’Malley speaks to one of the most prolific writers of the last 50 years about her latest work, an honest account of becoming a widow ... and marrying again.

THERE are famous writers in America, and then there are writers that become almost like national institutions, such is the interest, consistency, longevity and prolific nature of their writing.

Over the second half of the 20th Century, John Updike and Philip Roth fell into that category.