Calumet Editions

She Left the Party Early

A raw, honest look at grief as told through the eyes of a spouse watching the love of his life die.

Life felt nearly perfect: back in the city, walkable pleasures, launched kids, good neighbors, careers on track. Then, one sunny August afternoon, she’s diagnosed with metastatic breast cancer. Their storybook life becomes a cascade of setbacks, and within months she is gone. She Left the Party Early is a heart-wrenching, heart-warming portrait of death, dying, and grief.

a gut-wrenching story about a wife’s valiant fight

—Erica, Verified review on Amazon

Description

Life was pretty good. They had moved back into the city to a neighborhood where they could walk to coffee, ice cream, a movie or drinks. The kids were all launched. The neighbors were cool. Their jobs were going well. Practically perfect. Then, one sunny August afternoon, she received the diagnosis – metastatic breast cancer. Suddenly, their storybook life turned into a nightmare with one setback after another. In a matter of months, she was gone. Sometimes heart-wrenching, sometimes heart-warming, She Left the Party Early is a gripping look at death, dying and grief.

Product Details

PublishedJune 1, 2023
ImprintWisdom Editions
LanguageEnglish
Print length186
ISBN-13978-1960250834
Dimensions5 x 0.47 x 8 inches

This is wonderful story of love and loss. It is seldom you get such a honest view of the hope, the challenges and the final acceptance that comes with the loss of a life-long love. To be able to write clearly and empathically during what must be one of life’s toughest times, is a rare gift.

—George C., verified review on Amazon

This is a beautifully written memoir of both a great love and tragic loss. The reader becomes immersed in the most intimate thoughts and feelings of the author through humor and real-life events. This story is a must read for anyone who has loved and suffered loss. The author teaches us that there can be humor even in the worst of times and hope after all consuming grief.

—Jill K, verified review on Amazon

Though there’s nothing funny about cancer or a man losing the love of his life, somehow author Dan Hauser infuses humor at the appropriate moments in She Left the Party Early. The combination of reflections on how Dan and Whitney fell in love with the telling of the tragic advance of cancer on Whitney’s body keeps the reader emotionally engaged.

—Brant K. Skogrand, verified review on Amazon

About 240,000 women are diagnosed with breast cancer each year, and 42,000 women die as a result, according to the CDC. Behind these terrifying statistics are stories of love and loss. Author Dan Hauser has written a gut-wrenching story about his wife’s valiant fight. Hauser’s strong writing describes an emotional journey that you will long remember after you turn the last page.

—Erica, verified review on Amazon

Heartfelt writing about an insidious disease and how two people, very much in love, battle it. Highly recommend it for anyone who has dealt with cancer—either as a patient or caregiver.

—Sandy, verified review on Amazon