Bereavement category: 2356 books
by J. Liber
Language: English
Release Date: November 7, 2017
Language: English
Release Date: November 7, 2017
This is no fairy tale, no fantasy, no pretty metaphoric lies only the hard ugly truth written in poems as real, deep and raw as can be. If you're looking for sunshine and daisies, clean wholesome, funny or romantic poetry? Then please skip this title because it couldn't be anymore not what you're...
Grief Sucks ... But Love Bears All Things
How Grief Tore Me Apart and Put Me Back Together
Language: English
Release Date: May 1, 2014
Gayle Taylor Davis had it all — a husband she adored, two successful daughters, and a career she enjoyed. Then one phone call took it all away, when a policeman called to tell her that her husband of 32 years had suddenly died of a heart attack. Plunged into the strange new world of grief, Davis began...
Swing Low
A Life
Language: English
Release Date: September 6, 2011
“Audacious, original and profoundly moving . . . . Healing is a likely outcome of a book imbued with the righteous anger, compassion and humanity of Swing Low.” —Globe and Mail (Canada)
Reverberating with emotional power, authenticity, and insight*,* Swing Low is Miriam Toews's daring...
14 Days
A Mother, A Daughter, A Two Week Goodbye
Language: English
Release Date: November 10, 2015
How do you let go of a hand you've held your whole life?
When Lisa traveled home to visit her parents in December 2011, she never expected an ordinary three-day weekend to turn into an extraordinary 14-day observance of her mother’s life – and ultimately – death. From a child’s first...
by Mike O'Mary, Julie Rember
Language: English
Release Date: October 14, 2013
Language: English
Release Date: October 14, 2013
"Tender perspectives helping readers with their own goodbyes." Midwest Book Review"The stories are about love, really, not sadness. Despite all the sadness and grief that come with saying goodbye, there is love and joy and comedy on the Other Side." Gretchen Little, Squidoo.comSaying...
The Day That Went Missing
A Family's Story
Language: English
Release Date: November 6, 2018
"Spellbinding, terrifying, deeply moving"-- an unflinching portrait of a family's silent grief, and the tragic death of a brother not spoken about for forty years (Joanna Rakoff).
On a family summer holiday in Cornwall in 1978, Richard and his younger brother Nicholas are jumping...
Eating Pomegranates
A Memoir of Mothers, Daughters, and the BRCA Gene
Language: English
Release Date: March 9, 2010
An intensely powerful and moving memoir about genetics, mortality, family, femininity, and the author’s battle with cancer
After the grief of losing her mother to cancer when Sarah Gabriel was a teenager, she had learned to appreciate "the charms of simple happiness." With a career as a journalist,...
by Catherine Porter
Language: English
Release Date: December 15, 2009
Language: English
Release Date: December 15, 2009
Meet Stella, an amazing toddler whose life and death brought together a community in love, laughter and grace. Stella's parents welcomed Star journalist Catherine Porter into their lives at this shattering time to chronicle how one remarkable family and their community grappled with issues of deep...
The Story You Need to Tell
Writing to Heal from Trauma, Illness, or Loss
Language: English
Release Date: April 14, 2017
A practical and inspiring guide to transformational personal storytelling, The Story You Need to Tell is the product of Sandra Marinella’s pioneering work with veterans and cancer patients, her years of teaching writing, and her research into its profound healing properties. Riveting true stories...
by Michael Metzger
Language: English
Release Date: November 4, 2008
Language: English
Release Date: November 4, 2008
TOWARDS THE LIGHT: GROWING THROUGH GRIEF is a remarkable book. A practical handbook of coming to terms with grief it is also a rare insight into a personal journey which still continues following the death not only of the authors father but his son. As you face up to your unique grief it is helpful to...
Death Benefits
How Losing a Parent Can Change an Adult's Life--for the Better
Language: English
Release Date: January 5, 2010
When psychotherapist Jeanne Safer lost her mother, she was determined to turn her loss into an opportunity for insight and growth. Through her own experience, her work with patients, and in-depth interviews, Safer shows that the death of a parent can be a catalyst for change. In this updated paperback...
Understanding Death
The Most Important Event of Your Life
Language: English
Release Date: November 1, 2012
Understanding Death: The Most Important Event of Your Life illustrates the need to prepare for this important moment, even though many ignore its inevitability. There is no escape from death and the grief that can consume one when faced by the loss of family and friends. The author’s personal insight...
by Plutarch
Language: English
Release Date: August 7, 2008
Language: English
Release Date: August 7, 2008
From an intimate and moving letter to his grieving wife on the death of their daughter, to elegant writings on morality, happiness and the avoidance of anger, Plutarch’s powerful words of consolation and inspiration still offer timeless wisdom and guidance today.
Throughout history, some...
A Daughter's Gift
Standing Tall, Book One
Language: English
Release Date: October 30, 2012
AWARD WINNER | 2013 IPPY SILVER MEDAL
RICHARD JOSEPH BARRON had sailed the world over, fought a war, and returned home to Newfoundland to raise three children with his beloved wife. His life had been full of adventure, and he shared his stories without malice or ego, whenever...