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The Grieving Time: A Year's Account of Recovery from Loss

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Someone recommended this book to me after I had completed one year of grief over the death of my husband. I'm sorry that it is not being published anymore. I hope that it will be reprinted soon, as I have many friends to whom I would send this book.

My father passed away eight years ago and someone gave this book to my mother. It was such comfort and guidance for her and really dealt with the emotions of the spouse. This book helped with her healing for the entire first year. She remarked often that it was nice to know what she was feeling was normal. She has shared this book with at least six other widows and always asked for it back, because we cannot find it anywhere. I hope the publisher will consider reprinting such a meaningful book.

This book is written for easy quick reading and covers the emotions and feelings of the newly widowed. It made me realize that what I was experiencing was normal and natural. It also provided some coping skills. I am sorry it is out of print and would hope the publisher will consider re-publishing. Though I am happily remarried, I still remember how comforting it was to read this book. The short version is helpful but the full year edition is best.

I read this book when my husband died at 53. It was recommended to me by an old friend who is a psychiatrist. I could identify with each stage she went through and it brought me peace to know I was not alone. The darkness of the first year can only be shared with those who went through a similar experience like this. I never thought I would survive that first year but by reading and sharing with other widows, I hung in there. I have great respect for this author and the way she able to put pen and ink to those exact same feelings I had. The books I read during that time were the only solace I had in my lonely hours after work. Thank you for sharing your thoughts to help others , Anne Brooks.

I'll admit that I'm biased because I'm one of Anne Brooks's daughters. I do feel, however, that her book is one of the most straightforward and honest records and/or journals about getting through a difficult grieving process. I couldn't read the entire book until three years after my father's death, but found it incredibly cathartic and comforting and wished I'd read it earlier. Others who read it will find that the feelings they have throughout the grieving process are normal and often felt by others who have lost a loved one. There have been various printings of this book so it may look different but the content holds the same help and encouragement. Read it!
Barbara J. Brooks

I was not satisfied at all with the whole process. It took 3 weeks to get it plus I was not told that there was a red ink scribble which cannot be gotten off. I would not order from this establishment again.

As I first read this book in 2000, I wondered if the author had been sitting in MY living room that first year after my husband died. This is an honest, well-realized account of a widow's first year without... This copy was bought for my new pastor. I loved it.

A very thoughtful reflection of a year following loss of a spouse. Beautifully written.