Books can provide connection following tremendous loss
Sorrow is one of the hardest parts of being human. But the empathy offered by others is one of the best.
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A romance shaped by grief
We rarely recognize the final time we’ll speak to someone we love.
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Laughing through the tears beside a loved one’s death bed
We All Want Impossible Things by Catherine Newman Genre: NovelGrief focus: DeathRelationship: FriendTone: Companionable, gentle, funny My sister asked if I had time for a call one November day. She needed to update me on our dad’s health. Daddy had been hospitalized since late August; a stroke had sent him looking for care, and after…
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The grief process doesn’t abide by the rules of fair play
This novel might be one of the closest depictions of what it felt like to mourn my sister.