The Death of a Wife: Reflections for a Grieving Husband [Paperback]

Robert L. Vogt (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: May 2003

Death creates a void, but no loss can compare with the death of a spouse. When his wife dies, a grieving husband faces the challenge of rebuilding his life-alone. Friends, neighbors, relatives-even his own children-can offer support and encouragement, but can never replace the bond that existed between husband and wife. A collection of reflections and meditations that will touch the heart and point out new and hopeful directions for a grieving husband.

Editorial Reviews

Review

. . . feelings of loss and the slow return to continued living without his wife. The poetry speaks more directly to the point. . . -- Provident Book Finder, January-February, 1997

The book is edited to parallel the progression of emotions . . . on the road to healing after the death of his spouse. -- Crux of the News, December 11, 1996

Product Details

• Paperback: 112 pages
• Publisher: ACTA Publications (May 2003)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0879461411
• ISBN-13: 978-0879461416
• Product Dimensions: 8.5 x 5.5 x 0.3 inches
• Shipping Weight: 4.8 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 3.3 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #372,454 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
  • #25 in Books > 4-for-3 Books > Health, Mind & Body > Death & Grief > General
  • #42 in Books > 4-for-3 Books > Health, Mind & Body > Death & Grief > Grief & Bereavement

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10 of 10 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars Nice Cover but content is not for the grieving husband., August 20, 1998

By A Customer

This review is from: The Death of a Wife: Reflections for a Grieving Husband (Paperback)

This book trys to convey what grief is like through metaphors. I'm sorry my wife dieing is not the same as Bob's mother throwing away his old clothes and getting him new ones. Nor is it like drops of water being afraid to go over a water falls. Mr. Vogt turns to religion . I've read most of the book and his wife is not mentioned in it. He calls her"something".

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars One glimpse at the grief of losing a wife, December 22, 2003

By 

Michael Jarvis (Swarthmore, PA USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: The Death of a Wife: Reflections for a Grieving Husband (Paperback)

After I lost my wife, this book was one of the more helpful ones for me in dealing with my grief. Most books try to tell you how you should feel, or how you should feel ok about feeling. Whatever. This author never claims to have any clue about how the reader might be feeling. He just pours his own emotions onto the page - in poems, metaphors, however he can manage to express himself at the moment. For me, this was much more useful that the more directed help books. My emotions were often different than Robert's, but reading about his struggle made me feel less alone in my own.

0 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Grief, May 22, 2009

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John R. Nordell, Jr. - See all my reviews

This review is from: The Death of a Wife: Reflections for a Grieving Husband (Paperback)

Grief

by Jerry Fagnani

I write for those

Who dwell in sacred hush,

Kneeling on altars

Of their own exile;

Those who weep

For the wildness in a gentle heart,

And sing a song of longing

For sun dappled paths of light.

I sing for those

Flying further than any dream can reach,

Knowing that the rivers remember

As do the desecrated shadows in the dark;

Forlorn brothers, who,

With wings of ancient wrath,

Ride the raging storms of night

With a love that can't forget.

I walk with those

Who embrace their ravages,

And listen to the wind

For a message from the seasons;

Souls on a withered landscape

And its long, long season of silence;

Except for their hearts

Which gently moan.

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