The Anguish of Loss [Paperback]

Julie Fritsch (Author), Sherokee Ilse (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: November 1988 | ISBN-10: 0960945652 | ISBN-13: 978-0960945658

The ultimate gift to a friend who has had a death or significant loss in their life or to yourself if you are suffering. This memorable piece of art mirrors life after a loss and in the ensuing months and years. The reader will experience the full page sculptures and accompanying prose in their own unique way, but there is no doubt they will be deeply touched. There is nothing like thi--seeing and feeling these beautiful sculptures by Julie Fritsch and opening one's heart to understanding what one goes through when a loved one dies or any painful loss occurs. Julie experienced the death of her baby, but only a few sculptures deal specifically with that. Most carry the reader into the process of hurting and healing.

Editorial Reviews

Review

...moving experience that promotes vital family communication and helps the grieving process. I highly recommend this book for bereaved persons... -- Doug Manning, author of Don't Take My Grief Away From Me

These emotionally moving sculptures cut directly to the heart of the grief experience. -- Therese Rando, Bereavement therapist and author of Parental Loss of a Child and Grieving: How to Go on Living When Someone You Love Dies

What a gift to those who are experiencing grief and to others seeking that depth of emotional understanding! -- Sr. Jane Marie Lamb, Founder, National SHARE

About the Author

Julie Fristsch, a sculptor, artist and mother exposes her extreme heartache and bereavement after the birth and death of her newborn son, Justin. Through clay sculptures and accompanying prose, Julie found a vehicle to work through her grief. Now she lovingly shares her tender, yet powerful photographic journal, The Anguish of Loss.

Product Details

• Paperback: 56 pages
• Publisher: Wintergreen Press, Inc. (November 1988)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0960945652
• ISBN-13: 978-0960945658
• Product Dimensions: 8.3 x 8.1 x 0.2 inches
• Shipping Weight: 7 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,308,986 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

4 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars An incredible book about going through loss, November 14, 1998

By A Customer

This review is from: The Anguish of Loss (Paperback)

I have found this book to be of emense help to me in the healing process after a loss to me. It takes you through a visual step by step growth process of healing. It touched me in ways that I can not describe. Anyone who has ever experienced a loss should read this book. Julie Fritsch is an incredible artist that has a unique talent that touches the heart in the purest of ways.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars 5 stars don't give this book justice, December 14, 2005

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Meltomme (Boston, MA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: The Anguish of Loss (Paperback)

I purchased this book after suddenly losing my son in early pregnancy. I have never been so touched by pictures. It is an amazing book that truly puts a picture on the range of emotions that you feel when you lose a child. It helped my husband and I to communicate when we couldn't find the words to comfort each other. Eventually, it helped that raw feeling go away and I began to heal. I would recommend this book to anyone that has lost a child.