Resources

Living on the Seabed by Lindsay Nicholson

BIOGRAPHY/AUTOBIOGRAPHY: Lindsay Nicholson looks at the grieving process and offers a roadmap to help all of us navigate a path none of us chooses but all of us must walk.

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Love Untethered: How to Live When Your Child Dies by Vanessa May

BIOGRAPHY/AUTOBIOGRAPHY: Vanessa May gives a moving account of what she went through after the unexpected death of her son, demonstrating that it's possible to survive such a shattering and traumatic loss, even when that might feel impossible.

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Dancing When the Lights Go Out by Roger Greene

BIOGRAPHY/AUTOBIOGRAPHY: an emotional and profound exploration of grief, loss, and the societal taboo surrounding these experiences.

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Living in the Mourning Light by Andrea Corrie

REFLECTION: A combination of reflection and autobiography, the book contains a variety of reflections about our inner strength and innate ability to overcome the worse of situations specifically in this case, bereavement.

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Good Grief- Embracing Life at a Time of Death, by Catherine Mayer and Anne Mayer Bird

BIOGRAPHY/AUTOBIOGRAPHY: Mother and daughter Catherine and Anne, face widowhood on the eve of the pandemic. Sandi Toksvig says this is "The most life-affirming book ever written about death."

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See You Soon by Philippa Skinner

BIOGRAPHY/AUTOBIOGRAPHY: An honest and reflective account of a mother's story as she faces up to and lives through her son's death from a heroin overdose in 2007. Skinner is writing for those who are bereaved, those seeking to support people who are, and also, more specifically, for people affected by addiction.

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How It Feels When a Parent Dies by Jill Krementz

BIOGRAPHY/AUTOBIOGRAPHY: The short writings hold a range of reactions to the death of a parent. The authors come from different backgrounds, situations and circumstances, yet they hold one thing in common: losing a parent.

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Love, Interrupted by Simon Thomas

BIOGRAPHY/AUTOBIOGRAPHY: Love, Interrupted is a moving story of love, loss, faith, and family.: Love, Interrupted is a moving story of love, loss, faith, and family.

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With the End in Mind: Dying, Death and Wisdom in an Age of Denial by Kathryn Mannix

BIOGRAPHY/AUTOBIOGRAPHY: A book of stories from the bedsides of patients facing death, Kathryn shares the experiences that have enabled her to see dying as something we can plan for.

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Inside Grief: A Personal Journey: Hope for the Grieving and Those Who Care for Them by Katy Laity O'Brien

BIOGRAPHY/AUTOBIOGRAPHY: Inside Grief is book and a personal account of coping with grief through which the author reaches out to others in a similar position.

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Surprised by Grief (on being widowed young) by Janine Fair

BIOGRAPHY/AUTOBIOGRAPHY In her book, Janine places her grief in the context of a transition in order to understand her 'voyage of hope', ending with gratitude to God for all she has received from his hands.

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A Grief Observed by CS Lewis

BIOGRAPHY/AUTOBIOGRAPHY: Grief Observed comprises the reflections of the great scholar and Christian on the death of his wife after only a few short years of marriage.

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