Grief & Loss

Being able to offer support to the bereaved is an important part of many frontline professions, such as nurses, teachers, funeral directors and anything in between. Yet very little theoretical information about grief has filtered down into mainstream...

here are over 38,000 suicide deaths each year in the United States alone, and the numbers in other countries suggest that suicide is a major public health problem around the world. A suicide leaves behind more victims than just the individual, as family,...

It is a privilege to know her - Jordan HendersonPathos-laced memoires on every page - Steve RotheramA truly absorbing and moving read - Sue Johnston----On the morning of Saturday 15 April 1989, Jenni Hicks, her husband, and their two teenage daughters,...

A comprehensive and up-to-date handbook that surveys the field of grief therapy. With contributions from leading international scholars and practitioners, it covers: Foundational matters such as clinical presentations in bereavement, the...

Expanding on Pauline Boss's seminal work on ambiguous loss, this book explores the complications and deviations from traditional grief when mourning a loss, but not a death-and offers real solutions for healing.Grief isn't always the result of something...

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Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781640855045Author Lisa K BoehmFormat PaperbackPage Count 180Imprint Author Academy ElitePublisher Author Academy EliteWeight(grams) 236gDimensions(mm)...

From the world's foremost neuroscientist of romantic love comes a personal story of connection and heartbreak that brings new understanding to an old truth: it is better to have loved and lost than never to have loved at all.At thirty-seven, Dr...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781608686957Author Barbara AbercrombieFormat PaperbackPage Count 176Imprint New World LibraryPublisher New World Library

'A tender memoir of the challenges of bereavement ... I closed this book wishing I'd met her - but feeling that I almost had' Daily Telegraph _______________ A memoir of a husband's grief, and an unforgettable portrait of a marriage; a profound...

Every life-changing experience, be it the loss of a function, a job or a friendship, or the death of a loved one, can be excruciating. Illness can forever alter our life and our abilities. And what makes it even more challenging is that many other people...

The period following the death of a friend or loved one can be tumultuous for anyone, but can be especially difficult for children, with lasting effects if the loss is not acknowledged or supported. This book emphasises the importance of listening to...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781641379373Author J H HarringtonFormat PaperbackPage Count 260Imprint New Degree PressPublisher New Degree PressWeight(grams) 304gDimensions(mm) 216mm *...

When her beloved small dog died, Bel Mooney was astonished at the depth of her ongoing sorrow. Sharing her loss online and in a newspaper article brought a deluge of responses, spurring Bel to explore these feelings further. Why do humans mourn pets? Can...

'A slow-burning thriller that builds to a devastating denouement.' Mail on Sunday If you go, there's no coming back. Dr Georgia Healey can't grieve. Her nineteen-year-old daughter went for a walk two years ago and vanished. The police never found...

In his first venture into non-fiction, the celebrated novelist Rupert Thomson has produced one of the most extraordinary and unforgettable memoirs of recent years. On a warm, sunny day in July 1964, Thomson returned home from school to discover that his...

On Children and Death is a major addition to the classic works of Elisabeth Kubler-Ross, whose On Death and Dying and Living with Death and Dying have been continuing sources of strength and solace for tens of millions of devoted readers worldwide. Based...

How do you 'prepare' for bereavement? Religious faith can help, as can ritualised codes of dress and behaviour that recognise different stages of mourning. But many of us feel singularly unprepared when we lose someone. No one 'theory' can sooth the...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781913494445Author Nigel WellingsFormat PaperbackPage Count 228Imprint Confer BooksPublisher Karnac BooksWeight(grams) 298gDimensions(mm) 185mm * 129mm *...

A searching, heartfelt exploration about what it means to process grief, by a bestselling author and journalist whose experience with two devastating losses inspired her to bring comfort and understanding to others. Since losing her mother to cancer in...

Many women expect to become mothers but are childless through social rather than biological reasons - perhaps they haven't met the right person or they prioritised career or education earlier in life. Featuring international interviews by grief...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781734997101Author Ellyn WolfeFormat PaperbackPage Count 338Imprint Ellyn WolfePublisher Ellyn WolfeWeight(grams) 386gDimensions(mm) 203mm * 133mm * 19mm

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780646800479Author Rae BettinaFormat PaperbackPage Count 270Imprint Bettina RaePublisher Bettina RaeWeight(grams) 318gDimensions(mm) 216mm * 140mm * 14mm

Synopsis coming soon.......Book InformationISBN 9780684839363Author Kubler-RossFormat PaperbackPage Count 200Imprint Simon & SchusterPublisher Simon & SchusterWeight(grams) 170gDimensions(mm) 205mm * 127mm * 15mm

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781683730392Author Mike DubiFormat PaperbackPage Count 101Imprint PESI Publishing & MediaPublisher PESI Publishing & MediaWeight(grams) 1197gDimensions(mm)...

For bereaved parents the development of a continuing bond with the child who has died is a key element in their grieving and in how they manage the future. Using her experience of working in a children's hospital as a counsellor with bereaved parents,...

From their acclaimed biographer, a final, powerful book about how Emerson, Thoreau, and William James forged resilience from devastating loss, changing the course of American thoughtIn Three Roads Back, Robert Richardson, the author of magisterial...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780385483322Author Christine LongakerFormat PaperbackPage Count 284Imprint Bantam Doubleday Dell Publishing GroupPublisher Bantam Doubleday Dell Publishing...

'A much needed book on this difficult and often unspoken loss, that of early pregnancy ... both illuminating and consoling.' Julia Samuel, author of Grief WorksIt estimated that one in four pregnancies end in miscarriage and yet it persists as taboo. In...

Ghost Children is a compassionate and gritty examination of love and loss from one of Britain's most-loved writers, Sue TownsendHow can she leave the past behind when he won't let her? Seventeen years ago Angela Carr aborted an unwanted child. The...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780307277893Author Kay Redfield JamisonFormat PaperbackPage Count 224Imprint Random House IncPublisher Random House USA IncWeight(grams) 193gDimensions(mm)...

A Washington Post Notable Work of Nonfiction"Imagining the End suggests, in a sober yet hopeful spirit, how mourning, rightly understood, can give meaning to our lives in the disenchanted times in which we find ourselves. In exploring the hopes that have...

LONGLISTED FOR THE MICHAEL RAMSEY PRIZE 2023 The experience of reproductive loss raises a series of profoundly theological questions: how can God have a plan for my life? Why didn't God answer my prayers? How can I have hope after such an experience?...

On Death and Dying is one of the most important books ever written on the subject and is still considered the bench-mark in the care of the dying. It became an immediate bestseller, and Life magazine called it "a profound lesson for the living." This...

Loyal, honest and, above all, principled. There is no finer detective in Victorian London than Thomas Pitt.It is 1896, and Thomas Pitt is in charge of Special Branch. He is beginning to understand the power he now commands, but is still ill at ease at...

Understanding Bereaved Parents and Siblings is based on lived experiences and provides insight, ideas, and inspiration on how to support the bereaved, how to talk to them about their experience, and how to help people manage their own shock or grief.Part...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780996555609Author Emily R LongFormat PaperbackPage Count 160Imprint Emily LongPublisher Emily LongWeight(grams) 299gDimensions(mm) 216mm * 216mm * 9mm

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781641525039Author Gretchen KubackyFormat PaperbackPage Count 148Imprint Rockridge PressPublisher Rockridge PressWeight(grams) 249gDimensions(mm) 210mm *...

NAVIGATING GRIEF AND LOSS is designed to support all of us through difficult and upsetting times. It's a relatable and useful guide with practical applications to help navigate the profound experience of loss, be it an elderly parent, succumbing to a...

The introduction of the continuing bonds model of grief near the end of the 20th century revolutionized the way researchers and practitioners understand bereavement. Continuing Bonds in Bereavement is the most comprehensive, state-of-the-art collection...