Bereavement category: 2356 books

A tired man, struggling to overcome the loss of his wife in a car accident. Two old friends, hoping to rediscover their connection on a trip to the woods. A screenwriter hoping to hear news about the future of his film. In Jon Raymond's deft, nuanced stories, these and other characters contend...

**Each beautifully told story in this fine collection resonates with a moving depth of emotional understanding.**Having won prizes in major national competitions for four of these stories, had several selected for anthologies of significant New Zealand writing, with numerous broadcast on radio and...

When Marcia Aldrich’s friend took his own life at the age of forty-six, they had known each other many years. As part of his preparations for death, he gave her many of his possessions, concealing his purposes in doing so, and when he committed his long-contemplated act, he was alone in a bare apartment. In...

Where does one go when they're truly unwanted? For Becky, it was anywhere but home. 'Weeds' is the heart-breaking story of a woman's struggle to find where she belongs, and the people she touches along the way.

In this remarkable new collection, her first in over a decade, Rose Styron confronts the death of her husband—step by step—in jewel-like poems. Seldom has a poet been so attuned to the ways in which, under the pressure of grief, time both opens and shuts—letting us into its minutes, shutting us...

Wanted: one master winemaker Indigo Blue is starting over, again. Following the death of her husband, she's rebuilding her life around her only inheritance-a California winery. There's just one problem: she doesn't know a thing about wine. Enter brooding vintner Danovan DiCarlo. Eager...

This is a a true story about my granddaughter, Brittany, who lost her life to leukemia at age five. This story takes you from heartbreat to peace of mine. You will experience the struggle to answer "why" and feel the challenge to finally make the decision to believe in something larger than yourself.

Ryan Westerman inspired hundreds of people on his blog (ryanwesterman.blogspot.com), as they followed his battle against brain cancer with grace, humor and optimism. In this book, Ryan shares his insights and incredible strength as he and his wife, Tasha, face unimaginable circumstances while raising...

“Lovely . . . more than an ode to a singular character . . . It’s also an evocation of place—a walkable city with stubborn, old-New England charm.” —The Boston Globe   The Penny Poet of Portsmouth is a memoir of the author’s friendship with Robert Dunn, a brilliant poet who spent...

Losing a pet is tough, and many people don't know what to expect when grieving for the loss of an animal. This article by a writer that recently lost a pet offers tips for coping with the loss, and for consoling people grieving for a lost pet.

Can you pedal your way through everything life throws at you?Taking on the bicycle as a means of making sense of life and death, contributors write about their experiences on a bicycle, enjoying the little things about everyday life, dealing with the most difficult, and overcoming loss, trauma, and...

Bret and Kim Stafford, the oldest children of the poet and pacifist William Stafford, were pals. Bret was the good son, the obedient public servant, Kim the itinerant wanderer. In this family of two parent teachers, with its intermittent celebration of “talking recklessly,” there was a code of...

What would you do if you had only a few days to live? Or a few weeks or months? What if a loved one were in this situation -- how could you help that person decide how to spend the time that remained? Perhaps you lost a family member or dear friend to a terminal illness and were baffled by that person's...

"I found this book to be a well-written, sensitively presented, and important resource for those engaged in this critical area of work. Thank you, Dr. Werth, for making such a substantial contribution to this field."--Journal of Palliative Care "[This book offers] over 20 contributors,...