Grieving: A Beginner's Guide - Softcover

Jerusha McCormack

Softcover

ISBN 10: 023252629X ISBN 13: 9780232526295

Publisher: Darton,Longman & Todd Ltd, 2005

Synopsis

'Chances are, if you are reading this, your heart is broken. This short book is designed to help those in pain - and specifically those who have lost someone through death - to imagine the path before them. It is a path of suffering. But it is also a path that may lead to unexpected discoveries - and to peace...'

About this title

Review:

"Anyone who is grieving or anyone who knows a grieving person will find hope and support in this small book." -- Publishers' Weekly, 16 January 2006

From the Author:

From the Author
This book arises from my own husband’s death. What it taught me is that grieving is one of the most powerful – and important – experiences open to us. Yet the world tries to deny its centrality – or deflect the grieving from attending to their loss. For that reason, I have tried to give an honest account of what grieving entails and how it can be turned around. The emphasis is on practical strategies by which one can transform loss into something positive.

The book also addresses those who accompany the grieving in a series of "Guidelines for Spirit Guardians." These offer advice on how others involved can be fully present and helpful. All in all, this is a small and simply-written book, designed to be slipped into someone’s hand at a funeral – as the best guide to the journey ahead.

About this edition

• Publisher: Darton,Longman & Todd Ltd
• Publication date: 2005
• ISBN 10: 023252629X
• ISBN 13: 9780232526295
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 144