Although Annie knows that her husband has cancer & is getting weaker, they plan a vacation at the lakeside cottage they & their three children have visited for many years. After her husband succumbs to his illness, Annie tries to guide her family through the grief that engulfs them & come to terms, herself with their loss. A very moving & delicately written story by the author of Ordinary People.

Husband dies of cancer. Story deals with aftermath.

I'm embaressed to say that I went through a phase of reading Oprah's book club list. We Were the Mulvaneys centers around the drastic change of events in the Mulvaney's life after Marianne Mulvaney was raped after a High School dance. I just reread this book and remember liking it more the first time.

I read this book while visiting my parents. My mom had it on her shelf. I've enjoyed Oates's short fiction but I didn't like this book.

I picked this up at a garage sale after seeing it on someones favorite book list. It was good... story about how people deal with grief and tough life trials.

Loved this book. Really felt for Sophie whose husband died from cancer after only 4 years of marriage. She moves to Oregon to start a new life.

Read in 2005 or early 2006

A truly heart-wrenching novel. Although it was full of witty humor and quick one-liners, I truly felt myself welling up at the thought of losing my loved one. The heroine of the novel is well constructed and totally relatable; we all have those days where we just want to head to work in our PJs and slippers. The impact of grief and loss on a person's life truly shines through this book, and any one who has lost a loved one can find solace in this novel. Also, the novel is about reinventing yourself and doing something you never thought you would. Its truly a moral lesson in itself.