Author Jason Rosenthal, widower of Amy Krouse Rosenthal, tells their story in a new memoir that ends with news he is now dating someone special
But the viral essay that would prove Amy’s last work is still having a big impact on the man left in its spotlight.— that is, all at once, a love letter to Amy, a raw look at the beauty and pain of hospice care at home, and a guide for navigating grief.You'll get the latest updates on this topic in your browser notifications.
“Amy gave me this new voice that maybe was in me, but I didn’t know,” Jason, 55, tells PEOPLE in an interview for the new issue out Friday. In its final chapter, the book also makes an announcement about Jason’s own new chapter: that he is now dating someone special.“Amy’s letter gave me permission to open my heart to someone new,” says Jason, now practicing law part time to make room foron the topics of loss, grief and resilience. “Amy will always be in my heart, and whoever I end up with will know that.”
He exclusively tells PEOPLE that the woman he does not name on the penultimate page of his memoir is Claire, a 46-year-old Chicago health and wellness professional. For more of Jason Rosenthal’s interview and an exclusive excerpt of his memoir, pick up the latest issue of PEOPLE, on newsstands Friday, or
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