Grief category: 2356 books
by Larissa C Walters
Language: English
Release Date: September 21, 2012
Language: English
Release Date: September 21, 2012
The Lotus Files is a personal memoir regarding the first year after losing a close loved one. In my case, it was my mother who battled breast cancer off and on for nine years before passing away in 2010. I read many books on Grief and Mourning to help me get through the first year but the one thing...
The Widower's Notebook
A Memoir
Language: English
Release Date: July 10, 2018
**Written with unexpected humor and great warmth, The Widower's Notebook is a portrait of a marriage, an account of the complexities of finding oneself single again after losing your spouse, and a story of the enduring power of familial love.
"This is deeply moving ... beautifully written and...
This I Know
Notes On Unraveling The Heart
Language: English
Release Date: June 5, 2012
This book is about unraveling the layers of our lives, delving beneath the surface in order to better understand ourselves, our relationships, and our path. Author Susannah Conway uncovered this process following a tragedy—the sudden death of the man she loved. In sharing her journey of self-discovery...
by Marlayna Glynn
Language: English
Release Date: February 23, 2015
Language: English
Release Date: February 23, 2015
What happens to those left behind when a friend, family member or loved one takes their life?
How do the survivors navigate the grieving process?
***How do they recover from such a profound trauma? ***
Answers can be found through the tales of the twenty-six contributors to this...
by Todd Harra, Kenneth McKenzie
Language: English
Release Date: May 1, 2010
Language: English
Release Date: May 1, 2010
When the casket reached the front of the sanctuary, there was a loud cracking sound as the bottom fell out. And with a thump, down came Father Iggy.
From shoot-outs at funerals to dead men screaming and runaway corpses, undertakers have plenty of unusual stories to tell—and a special way of telling...
Dead People Suck
A Guide for Survivors of the Newly Departed
Language: English
Release Date: February 13, 2018
An honest, irreverent, laugh-out-loud guide to coping with death and dying from Emmy-nominated writer and New York Times bestselling co-author of Sh*tty Mom Laurie Kilmartin.
Death is not for the faint of heart, and sometimes the best way to cope is through humor. No one knows this better than...
Widows 101
How Not to Eat Moldy Bread
Language: English
Release Date: July 22, 2011
Imagine working for years at your " dream job" only to have it taken away from you suddenly. What if the Boss changed your job description from " partner and party planner" to permanent cubicle resident with no benefits or chance of reinstatement? That's what it is like to become...
The Great Below, The
A journey into loss
Language: English
Release Date: June 12, 2014
Maddy's husband, the poet Michael Donaghy, died suddenly at the age of fifty, leaving her to bring up their young son alone. After the shock of his unexpected death, the funeral and public mourning of this well-loved and respected writer, Maddy had to help her son deal with the loss of his father...
Where There's a Will
A Practical Guide to Taking Charge of Your Affairs
Language: English
Release Date: May 17, 2012
"Kerrigan's tone is carefully balanced and the writing is compelling he urges us to seize the day before it seizes us" (Sarah Stone, Dying Matters Coalition). Death is inevitable, yet most of us avoid thinking about it at all costs. But is ignorance really bliss? Perhaps if we prepare ourselves thoughtfully...
by Tom Hansen
Language: English
Release Date: May 10, 2019
Language: English
Release Date: May 10, 2019
Been watching too much "reality" TV lately? Been trying to ignore the reality of what's saturating the news every day? Can't do nuthin' about the weather, and sure can't do nuthin' about politics, right!? How's that working out for you?
Well, take it from this...
Confessions of a Mediocre Widow
Or, How I Lost My Husband and My Sanity
Language: English
Release Date: January 7, 2014
I spent my 11th wedding anniversary planning my husband's funeral. If I could just figure out how to make that rhyme, it would be the beginning of a great country song.
Involuntarily single. That's the true story of where Catherine Tidd finds herself just three weeks after turning thirty-one....
Gone but Not Lost
Grieving the Death of a Child
Language: English
Release Date: April 1, 2011
We all expect our parents to precede us in death. No one expects to have to make their child's funeral arrangements. And the loss of a child brings with it a special and persistent manifestation of grief that can feel "like a stomachache that never ends."
Gone but Not Lost is a thoughtful...
Aftershock
Help, Hope and Healing in the Wake of Suicide
Language: English
Release Date: October 1, 2003
Every seventeen minutes, someone, somewhere, chooses death by self-murder. In the wake of this horrific decision, other people are left to cope with the ripples caused. This book will provide knowledge and resources for those left in the wake of suicide.
Aftershock is a recovery book that will...
to remember love
two promises that led me to the notes in the ashes
Language: English
Release Date: November 30, 2011
"to remember love" is a book based on the true story of how Tonya Ferguson and her family, were forced to live their lives clinging to the edge of a jagged cliff, while battling a fierce, non-stop, thirteen year storm.
Look around you and you will find someone that is a Caregiver,...