
Invitation to Die
Jovanka''s comfortable life comes to an abrupt end as her husband of twenty-five years casually suggests a marital breakup. The ensuing crisis is intensified by the fact that she is an older woman in her late fifties—hence doubly affected by a divorce. To her, this is her husband''s "invitation to die."Thus begins the painful account of Jovanka''s life and her struggle to survive as she attempts t...
Jovanka''s comfortable life comes to an abrupt end as her husband of twenty-five years casually suggests a marital breakup. The ensuing crisis is intensified by the fact that she is an older woman in her late fifties—hence doubly affected by a divorce. To her, this is her husband''s "invitation to die."Thus begins the painful account of Jovanka''s life and her struggle to survive as she attempts t...