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After Goodbye: How To Begin Again After The Death Of Someone You Love

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This tiny book evokes tears, smiles and nods of understanding as Ted Menten's vignettes hold our hands through the process of grief. As a counselor myself, it is evident that this author has spent many hours in the company of grief. The beauty of his book is that it embraces and validates what only grievers know: you don't get over things and move on, but you move on holding your loved one forever in your heart.

Ted Menten comes closer than anyone in relating to how a grieving person feels. He has deep insight into our thoughts as we grieve and makes us very aware that that we are normal and will get through this. I highly recommend it for anyone that has lost a spouse or child.

I have always found much comfort in reading. After my brother's sudden death,I searched our library for a book on a loved one's death and how to cope. I found this book and I experienced such comfort in it, that I shared it with other family members. They also found comfort in it. It is a wonderful book. I would recommend it to anyone who may be grieving over a loved one.

I think this is a marvelous little book. Ted Menten puts everything in perspective pertaining to grief. I cherish this little book.

Enjoyed this little book and found it helpful to me following my husband's death. A portion of it was used at the memorial service and I had many requests for the title and author, so it obviously struck a chord with others as well

One reviewer said this book was little more than "fluff". I believe that lots of people look too much to external sources for the "magic bullet" to make them quit grieving.

In my grief (widowed) I have found that this book was one that really got it right, and one of the biggest things to give me support was just being able to read someone who understood what I was going through.

Menten, while I don't think he was a widower like me, somehow does a fantastic job in getting it right.

I would highly suggest this book and will give it to other widows/widowers in the future.

This book is fluff, not a lot of sustenance. Menton has a lot of experience working with individuals who have experienced the loss of a loved one, but, unfortunately he does not give a lot of practical information on how to deal with ones grief. He relates many stories, but his book never gave my anything I felt I could use in helping me deal with the death of my Mother this past Christmas except that no one should tell me how long I should grieve, and that there is no wrong way to grieve. I would recommend reading it because it is a warm and fuzzy book.

thank heavens there are lots of books out there on grieving. This one was NOT for me, but I am glad to see that it has been helpful for others.