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Herself a second wife, Marth Stahl talks straight about the preparation required for those women who are marrying a widower. Because they're older and considered "wiser," such couples tend not to take the care needed for happiness and satisfaction in their marriages.

Stahl married for the first when she was in her late 40s. The marriage turned out well, but it presented her with situations she hadn't imagined before: How to date privately in a small community? (There are tricks!); What about premarital counseling? (What's a young pastor to tell two romantics twice his or her age?); What to do with the first wife's things, and photos from the first marriage?; How to handle different expectations about money, sex and vacations?; How to survive personality quirks, and daily likes and dislikes?.

Stahl writes from her own life. She draws, too, on 40 responses to a questionnaire she sent to second wives who share her Christian faith.

Copyright 2005 Good Books.