When Bad Things Happen to Good People Harold S. Kushner Schocken Books, 1989
Addresses the questions that are raised when tragedy occurs.
|
|
The Bereaved Parent Harriet Sarnoff-Schiff Penguin Books, 1977
The classic guide for bereaved parents and those who want to help them.
|
|
Awakening from Grief: Finding the Road Back to Joy John Welshons Open Heart Publications, 2000 Looks at the grief caused by various types of loss, and how we can learn from our experiences. No matter how difficult the journey, there is a “light at the end of the tunnel.”
|
|
Transcending Loss Ashley David Prend, A.C.S.W. The Berkley Publishing Company, 1997 A book about grief and death, love and hope, which describes the grief process and provides ways to get through it.
|
|
When the Bough Breaks: Forever After the Death of a Son or Daughter Judith R. Bernstein, Ph.D. Andrews McMeel Publishing, 1997 A psychological study of the long-term effects of parental grief. Includes interviews with parents and the author’s interpretations and insights about the ways we cope. This book is most appropriate a few years after losing a child.
|
|
Facing the Ultimate Loss: Coping With the Death of a Child Robert J. Marx and Susan Wengerhoff Davidson Champion Press Ltd., 2003 A compassionate guide to the grief process for parents who are mourning the death of a child. Also provides professionals with insights to help grieving parents.
|
|
How to Go on Living When Someone You Love Dies Therese Rando Lexington Books, 1988 A thorough overview of the grief process. Explains how grief is affected by the cause of death and by one's relationship with the loved one who has died. This book provides insight into the many different circumstances which may affect the grieving process.
|
|
We Don’t Die Joel Martin and Patricia Romanowski The Berkley Publishing Group, 1988
We Are Not Forgotten Joel Martin and Patricia Romanowski The Berkley Publishing Group, 1991
Our Children Forever Joel Martin and Patricia Romanowski The Berkley Publishing Group, 1994 All three books contain fascinating accounts of the work and experiences of George Anderson, a psychic medium who communicates with loved ones on the “other side.”
|
|
Walking in the Garden of Souls George Anderson and Andrew Barone G.P. Putnam Sons, 2001 The lessons George Anderson has learned during his contact with souls on the “other side.” |
|
A Grace Disguised Gerald L. Sittser Zondervan Publishing House, 1996 An inspirational memoir of one man's experience after the accidental death of his mother, his wife and his daughter, and how he was ultimately transformed by his grief. Recommended for those who are a little further along in their grief journey.
|
|
The Road to Forgiveness: Hearts Shattered by Tragedy, Transformed by Love Bill and Cindy Griffiths Thomas Nelson Publishers, 2001 A Christian couple finds a way to forgive a drunk driver who causes the death of their mother and eleven-year-old daughter. The message in this book is universal, regardless of the reader’s own spiritual beliefs.
|
|
Sanity and Grace: A Journey of Suicide, Survival and Strength Judy Collins Tarcher/Penguin, 2003, 2006 (paperback) The singer and songwriter shares her personal journey of survival after the suicide of her only son. Includes a list of books recommended for further reading.
|
|
Hour of Gold, Hour of Lead Anne Morrow Lindberg Harcourt Brace Jovanovich, 1973 "Hour of Lead" is Anne Morrow Lindbergh's personal diary and letters subsequent to the kidnap and murder of her 18-month-old son in 1932. In reading the author's memoirs of that tragic period of her life, one is struck by the universality and timelessness of the grief process.
|
|
A Broken Heart Still Beats: After Your Child Dies Anne McCracken and Mary Semel Editors Hazelden, 1998 A collection of fiction, poetry and essays about the search for meaning after the death of a child.
|
|
Tear Soup: A Recipe for Healing After Loss Pat Schwiebert and Chuck DeKlyen Grief Watch, 2005 A very simple book to provide comfort and healing after loss. |
|
The Tenth Good Thing About Barney Judith Viorst Aladdin Paperbacks (Simon & Schuster), 1971 A book about loss to read to young children. |