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Oprah Daily calls SPITFIRES amazing!
“Aikman’s amazing account brings the “Atta-Girls” boldly to life...If these fierce heroines don’t show up on a limited series soon, we’ll...
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People: Brad Pitt in 'Thelma and Louise' : Inside the Making of One of Hollywood's Steamiest Sex Scenes
A new book reveals how Brad Pitt became the sex object in the iconic film Read more ... https://people.com/movies/brad-pitt-thelma-and-lo...
Jun 27, 2017


The Wall Street Journal: Proactive Advice for Dealing With Grief: Seek Out New Experiences
New model is a pendulum swinging between pain and positive emotions. Read more ... https://www.wsj.com/articles/SB10001424052702304610404...
Feb 24, 2014


Los Angeles Times: The widow of ‘Downton Abbey’
Being a widow is one of the few female roles for which social norms still lag in a bygone era. Read more ... https://www.latimes.com/opin...
Jan 5, 2014


‘Saturday Night Widows’ is rich with wisdom, humor and anguish
The Washington Post "Her hard-earned understanding, piercing humor and superb writing skill make this book about grief and recovery an...
Mar 29, 2013


Saturday Night Widows appear on the The Katie Couric Show
A Group of Young Widows Become Best Friends. Six Widows Learn to Love and Live Again
Mar 12, 2013


AARP: Becky Aikman in a Q & A about life after loss
Veteran Newsday reporter Becky Aikman got kicked out of her widows' support group. After losing Bernard Lefkowitz, her husband of 20...
Feb 13, 2013


TIME: Q&A with Merry Widows and Some Surprising Truths about Grief
Read more ... https://healthland.time.com/2013/01/30/qa-merry-widows-and-some-surprising-truths-about-grief/
Jan 30, 2013


Tewksbury resident among 6 women featured in new memoir, 'Saturday Night Widows'
From Hunterdon Review By Camilla Somers, Editor Photo by SeanTPhoto Becky Aikman, far left, is the author of the new memoir “Saturday...
Jan 30, 2013


Becky Aikman's 'Saturday Night Widows' Takes Us On Journey Through Widowhood (EXCERPT)
From Huffpost Dating, in particular, was out of the question during my first two years of widowhood. Oh, I might have accepted a gift of...
Jan 25, 2013


CBS This Morning: Saturday Night Widows
When Becky Aikman lost her husband to cancer at the age of 40, she decided to tackle her grief head on. Her new memoir, "Saturday Night...
Jan 23, 2013


USA Today: 'Saturday Night Widows', Not a normal support group
Read more ... https://www.usatoday.com/story/life/books/2013/01/21/saturday-night-widows/1842761/
Jan 21, 2013


Widowed Women Who Achieved Greatness After Loss
From Bookish.com by Nathan Rostron “Saturday Night Widows” joins inspiring books about Jackie Kennedy, Coretta Scott King and other women...
Jan 19, 2013
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