Still Here with Me - Softcover

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1843105012 ISBN 13: 9781843105015

Publisher: Jessica Kingsley Publishers, 2006

Synopsis

Winner of the Young Minds Book Prize 2007 This book is a moving and thoughtful anthology of the experiences of thirty-one children and teenagers who have lost a parent. In their own words, children and young people of a variety of ages talk openly and honestly about losing their mother or father. They describe feelings of pain, loss and anger, the struggle to cope with the embarrassed reactions and silence of others, and the difficulties involved in rebuilding their lives. They also share happy and loving memories of their parents, and talk about the importance of remembering while learning to accept their parent's death. The accounts cover a variety of circumstances in which a parent died, including death from cancer, heart attack and involvement in an accident. Taboo experiences which are often avoided are also covered, including death through alcoholism, natural disaster, war, suicide, and domestic violence. The book displays a courageous and insightful group of children and young people who prove that it is possible to talk openly about these subjects without stigma. Still Here with Me will be a valuable source of information and comfort to young people who are struggling to cope with the loss of a parent. It will also provide insights into the needs of grieving children for parents, teachers, social workers and other professionals.

About this title

About the Author

Suzanne Sjöqvist is an author, translator and prize-winning journalist, who won the Swedish National Journalism Award in 1984. She lost her own father when she was ten. She lives in Sweden.

Edition details

• Publisher: Jessica Kingsley Publishers
• Publication date: 2006
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1843105012
• ISBN 13: 9781843105015
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 190
• Editor: Suzanne Sjöqvist