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      • Trusted Partner
        Humanities & Social Sciences
        November 2023

        Understanding baby loss

        The sociology of life, death and post-mortem

        by Kate Reed, Julie Ellis, Elspeth Whitby

        This book offers a detailed and sensitive account of how parents experience different forms of baby loss, and subsequently make decisions about post-mortem examination. It also analyses some of the challenges professionals face when working in this highly sensitive field of medicine. It draws on data from an ESRC award-winning UK based study on the development of minimally invasive post-mortem to examine a range of sociologically pertinent issues relating to: 'trauma' 'emotions', 'decisions', 'care' 'technology' 'memory' and the role of 'social and biological relationships'. By shedding light on this taboo aspect of healthcare, the book provides a highly original contribution to sociology, offering a comprehensive analysis of some of the most pressing concerns in the field to date.

      • Coping with death & bereavement
        February 2021

        A Quarter Glass of Milk

        The rawness of grief and the power of the mountains

        by Moire O'Sullivan

        A Quarter Glass of Milk details the twelve months after mountain runner Moire O’Sullivan’s husband, Pete, took his own life, leaving Moire with a stark choice: to weep forever over the glass of milk that had just spilt or to get on with the quarter that was still remaining.

      • Poetry

        The Widows' Handbook

        Poetic Reflections on Grief and Survival

        by Jacqueline Lapidus, (editor), Lise Menn (editor)

        Widows convey their feelings and survival strategies in this compelling anthologyThe Widows’ Handbook is the first anthology of poems by contemporary widows, many of whom have written their way out of solitude and despair, distilling their strongest feelings into poetry or memoir. This stirring collection celebrates the strategies widows learn and the resources they muster to deal with people, living space, possessions, social life, and especially themselves, once shock has turned to the realization that nothing will ever be the same. As Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg says in her foreword, losing one’s partner is “a loss like no other.”The Widows’ Handbook is a collection of poetry from 87 American women of all ages, legally married or not, straight and gay, whose partners or spouses have died. Some of the poets are already published widely—including more than a dozen prizewinners, four Pushcart nominees, and two regional poets laureate. Others are not as well known, and some appear in print for the first time here. With courage and wry humor, these women encounter insidious depression, poignant memories, bureaucratic nonsense, unfamiliar hardware, well-intentioned but thoughtless remarks, demanding work, spiritual revelation, and unexpected lust, navigating new relationships in the uncertain legacy of sexual liberation. They write frankly about being paralyzed and about going forward. Their poems are honest, beautiful, and accessible.Only poetry can speak such difficult truths and incite such intense empathy. While both men and women understand the bewilderment, solitude, and change of status thrust upon the widowed, women suffer a particular social demotion and isolation. Anyone who has lost a loved one or is involved in helping the bereaved will be able to relate to the experiences conveyed in The Widows’ Handbook.

      • History: specific events & topics
        August 2014

        Friend Grief and 9/11:" The Forgotten Mourners

        by Victoria Noe

      • History: specific events & topics
        August 2014

        Friend Grief and AIDS: Thirty Years of Burying Our Friends

        by Victoria Noe

      • Self-help & personal development

        Friend Grief and Anger: When Your Friend Dies and No One Gives A Damn

        by Victoria Noe

        "It's not like they're family." Sound famliar? If you're grieving the death of a friend, you've probably heard that from people who just don't get it. And if it made you angry, well, you're not alone.  In the first of a series on grieving the death of a friend, Friend Grief and Anger: When Your Friend Dies and No One Gives A Damn, you'll meet people who also struggled with anger after their friend died. And they'll help you answer the question "Okay, I'm angry: now what?"

      • Military history
        June 2014

        Friend Grief and the Military: Band of Friends

        by Victoria Noe

        “They were killing my friends.” That was how Medal of Honor winner Audie Murphy justified his heroic actions in World War II. As long as there have been wars, men and women in the military have watched their friends die. Experts warn that delaying our grief will complicate our lives. But what about those who have no choice but to delay it until the battle is over? In Friend Grief and The Military: Band of Friends you’ll meet military and non-combatants who struggle with the grief and guilt of losing their friends. You’ll learn, too, in the amazing ways they help each other, that “leave no one behind” is a life-long commitment.

      • Mind, Body, Spirit: thought & practice

        The Last Adventure of Life

        Sacred Resources for Living and Dying from a Hospice Counselor

        by Maria Dancing Heart

      • Mind, Body, Spirit: thought & practice

        Love from Both Sides

        A True Story of Soul Survival and Sacred Sexuality

        by Stephanie Riseley

      • Sagas

        Rain

        by Leigh K Cunningham

        Set in provincial Australia in the early sixties, Rain is a multigenerational family saga that chronicles the lives of three generations of the Wallin sawmilling dynasty. It explores the often difficult but enduring ties between mothers and daughters, men and women: the sacrifices, compromises, and patterns of emotion that repeat themselves through generations.  By turn dark and amusing, Rain delivers an emotionally charged revelation about love, loss, guilt, self-discovery and redemption. The enduring question of family bonds—escapable or not, divides, conquers, and triumphs.

      • Coping with death & bereavement
        January 2012

        Where There's a Will

        Everything You Should Know About End-of-life Issues But Didn't Want to Ask

        by Michael Kerrigan

        Have you talked to your loved ones about your end-of-life wishes – or about theirs? Do you want to be kept on life support, or sign a power of attorney? What sort of funeral do you want and who will organise it? Will the ex and family be participants? Will you donate your organs? What is the greenest way to approach your funeral and remains? Does anyone know where your papers are, or your online passwords? Use this book to help you talk to your spouse and closest relatives about their affairs.

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