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Eight years in the making,
this extraordinary – and true –
story of soul mates, saints, saviours, suicide and safety in the workplace charts a young woman’s emotional, psychological, physical and spiritual journey through the first year of grief after the on-duty death of her husband, a police officer.
Told in the style of creative non-fiction, A Widow’s Awakening is a heart-wrenching, humorous and honest portrayal of the difficult process of accepting the unacceptable.
20% of the proceeds of the sale of this book go to the John Petropoulos Memorial Fund, a charitable organization set up in memory of the author’s husband. The Fund’s safety initiatives educate the public that workplace safety for emergency services personnel is a shared responsibility.
Visit jpmf.ca for details.
Listening time: 6.5 hours (Unabridged)
Narrator: Maryanne Pope
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“A Widow’s Awakening gives a rare insight into the emotional roller coaster and psychological struggle experienced by the newly widowed wife of a police officer, senselessly killed on duty as the result of an unsafe workplace. The dangers and consequences of policing, its effect on family, friends and comrades, as well as the author’s determination to improve workplace safety in memory of her husband, results in a fascinating and thought provoking book.”
- Chief Rick Hanson, Calgary Police Service
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Praise for A Widow’s Awakening:
“In a remarkable, can’t-put-it-down book called A Widow’s Awakening, Maryanne Pope lays bare the raw, painful and sometimes embarrassing truth of what it means to lose a ‘soul mate love’ to the hazards of law enforcement, including the heart wrenching truth that her husband didn’t have to die the way he did.”
--Chuck Remsberg, Senior Correspondent,
PoliceOne/Calibre Press, Chicago, IL
“You almost want to apologize, reading Maryanne Pope’s account of her husband’s death. So vivid is her description, you feel like an intruder . . . to follow a young widow through the horror, grief and gradual healing which follows a police officer’s death is something unique for a reader, a voyeuristic journey both heart wrenching and uncomfortable.”
--Michael Platt, Calgary Sun
“It was a gripping read, so intense that I read it in small bits so I could absorb the information. Thank you for sharing this very personal journey…I know it will help so many people. Anyone who experiences the loss of a loved one and all of the crazy emotional roller coaster that accompanies will benefit from the knowledge that they really are not alone, and not crazy. Your book has also made me more aware of my surroundings, not only at work, but everywhere. I’ll be recommending your book to many others.”
--Lesley, Paramedic, Halifax, Nova Scotia
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Author Maryanne Pope recording
A Widow’s Awakening, October 2011
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