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Books for the Bereaved
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Books for Bereaved Parents
Books for Anyone Coping with Loss
A separate booklist with Books for Bereaved Children is also available.
Books for Bereaved Parents:
Coping with the loss of a child
- A Broken heart still beats: after your child dies.
Edited by McCracken, Anne and Mary Semel. 1998. 155.937 BRO
- Two women who have lost children put together this sensitive and powerful
collection of essays and poems by the famous and not-so-famous who have
also suffered the loss of a child.
- Bernstein, Judith. When the Bough Breaks: Forever After the Death of a Son or Daughter. 1997. 155.937 BER
- The physiological aspects of bereavement and grief from five to thirty years after the loss.
- Canfield, Jack & Mark Victor Hansen. Chicken Soup for the Grieving Soul. 2003. 155.937 CHI
- A selection of comforting stories about life, death and overcoming loss.
- Cosman, Mark. In the Wake of Death: Surviving the Loss of a Child. 1996. 364.1523 COS
- Beautifully wrought, profound and insightful, from a father who is trying to cope with the murder of his 18-year-old daughter.
- Crider, Tom. Give Sorrow Words. 1996. 155.937 CRI
- Spiritual and moving account of a year of grief, after the loss of college-age daughter in a fire.
- Fein, Leonard. Against the Dying of the Light: A Father's Journey through Loss. 2001.296.7 FEI
- Written for anyone who has loved ones, this book is a parent's first-hand reflections of the progression of grief, the spiritual role of Judaism in the mourning process, and a powerful message of the importance of treasuring your relationships now.
- Finkbeiner, Ann K. After the Death of a Child: Living with Loss through the Years. 1996. 155.937 FIN
- This book has an unusual structure, but offers helpful insights and interesting points.
- Huntley, Theresa. Helping Children Grieve : When Someone They Love Dies. 2002. J 155.937 HUN
- This book will help adults learn ways to communicate with children after the loss of loved ones. Common reactions of children of all ages are discussed.
Bereavement and Loss:
Books for anyone coping with loss
- Bartocci, Barbara. Nobody's Child Anymore: Grieving, Caring and Comforting when Parents Die. 2001. 155.937 BAR
- Poignant vignettes by the author and others that approach the hard questions of parental loss, while offering practical suggestions on how to cope and how to go forward.
- Bernstein, Jane. Bereft: A Sister Story. 2000. 362.88 BER
- More than 20 years after her sister's murder, Bernstein immerses herself in the long-buried tragedy in order to really know herself and her loss. A testament to the silent depredations of unacknowledged loss, and a tribute to our power to reclaim ourselves.
- Brooke, Jill. Don't Let Death Ruin Your Life: A Practical Guide to Reclaiming Happiness after the Death of a Loved One. 2001. 155.937 BRO
- Diverse chapters deal with the power of memory; keeping the memories alive; a road map through grief; the Internet connection; writing and art therapy.
- Coryell, Deborah Morris. Healing Through the Shadow of Loss. 2004. 155.937 COR
- When someone close to you dies, there is often a feeling of not having an emotional outlet or somewhere to place your love. This book discusses how to find your place in the world again after such a loss.
- DeVita-Raeburn, Elizabeth. The Empty Room : Surviving the Loss of a Brother or Sister at Any Age. 2004. 155.937 DEV
- Drawing on 77 interviews with people who have lost siblings, Elizabeth DeVita-Raeburn discusses an often neglected area of modern psychology.
- Fitzgerald, Helen. The Grieving Teen: A Guide for Teenagers and their Friends. 2000. 155.937 FIT
- The author compassionately deals with the special challenges of teen grief. An excellent book with loads of straightforward advice and information on a multitude of different concerns and topics specific to young people.
- Greene, Phyllis. It Must Have Been Moonglow: Reflections on the First Years of Widowhood. 2001.
306.883 GRE
- The author writes poignantly of the loss of her husband of 56 years and the effect it has had on her life. Taken from a journal that Greene began keeping shortly after his death, the book offers a very personal perspective on widowhood which will be helpful to many women, With humor and insight she notes the many challenges faced by widows and gives helpful suggestions for dealing with this particular loss.
- Grollman, Earl A. Living with Loss, Healing with Hope: A Jewish Perspective. 2000. 296.445 GRO
- A collection of well-written and thought -provoking poems and short articles dealing with various aspects of grief and mourning. More than ninety-five percent of the book would be helpful to all faiths and religions.
- Jamison, Kay Redfield. Night Falls Fast: Understanding Suicide. 1999.
362.28 JAM
- Dr. Jamison brings not only her remarkable compassion and literary skill but all of her knowledge and research to bear on this devastating problem in its multiple aspects--psychological, biological, and medical. The compelling book deals primarily with the suicides of children and young adults. The chapter "A Half-Stitched Scar: those left behind" is particularly poignant and insightful and may help us better understand the profound and disturbing sense of loss in surviving family and friends.
- Kubler-Ross, Elizabeth. On Grief and Grieving : Finding the Meaning of Grief Through the Five Stages of Loss. 2005. 155.937 KUB
- In her 1969 book On Death and Dying, highly-regarded psychiatrist
Elizabeth Kubler-Ross described the five stages of dying. In this, her final book, she discusses the various stages of grieving. Included
within
are sections on sadness, dreams, isolation, hauntings, and healing.
- Kushner, Rabbi Harold. When Bad Things Happen to Good People. 1981. 296.3 KUS
- A father's attempt to make sense out of his son's fate, his own pain, and the pain of others enduring undeserved misfortunes.
- Secunda, Victoria. Losing Your Parents, Finding Yourself: The Defining Turning Point of Adult Life. 2000.
306.874 SEC
- A provocative book about the astounding and unexpected changes that occur in people when their parents die.
Walter, Carolyn Ambler. The Loss of a Life Partner: Narratives of the Bereaved. 2003.
155.937 WAL
Discussions of grief and narratives of the bereaved obtained in interviews with 22 men and women talk about bereavement experiences of partners in varying types of relationships.
Compiled by Beverly M. Copeland, 1997. Updated by Mike McKee, 2005.
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