One recent work featured on his blog site is The Addict’s Widow, a nonfiction book by Claudia Marra. Mr. Edward has known Ms. Marra for four decades. The book recounts the author’s experience of being a devoted wife who was ultimately powerless to prevent her husband’s opioid addiction from spiraling into tragedy.
Featuring a full spectrum of pain, emotion, and perseverance, the book also contains the sad revelation that a physician’s prescriptions lie at the root of what her family experienced. As Mr. Edward describes it, the message in the book resonates with him, and he personally wants to share this experience of trying to save a life of addiction with as many people as possible.