Portrait of a Husband with the Ashes of His Wife (42) (Essential Translations Series)

Portrait of a Husband with the Ashes of His Wife addresses themes of destiny and the repercussions of our choices. Before she dies, actress Alma Joncas instructs her husband to bury her ashes where she was happiest. He decides that was their garden. But relatives, friends and Alma's colleagues disagree. After they tell him where they think she was happiest, not only is he no longer sure about the garden, he wonders if he truly knew the woman he was married to for twenty-four years. "Before she dies, celebrated Quebec actress Alma Joncas tells her husband to bury her ashes in the place where she was happiest. He decides to honour her last wishes in their garden. But relatives, friends and colleagues of Alma disagree. After they tell her husband where they think she was happiest, not only he is no longer sure about their garden, he wonders if he truly knew the woman he was married to for twenty-four years."-- Provided by publisher