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‘Beyond Widow: Inspiration from the Trenches,’ written by Palo Alto resident Patty McGuigan and Tesha McCord Poe, is a book of tender, funny essays for widows. In it, McGuigan and Poe share the wisdom they’ve gain through loss.

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