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A Broken Heart Still Beats: When Your Child Dies Hardcover – January 1, 1998

by Anne McCracken (Editor), Mary Semel (Editor)

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A collection of poetry, essays, and fiction reflects on the horror and sorrow of losing a child

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The grief felt by a parent following a child's death is the theme of this book, edited by two mothers who share that unfortunate experience. As a cathartic exercise, McCracken and Semel assembled articles and excerpts-some fiction, some nonfiction-that featured the death of a child. They have also written a brief introduction to each chapter, describing a different stage of the grieving process and how it affected their lives.

The book contains a remarkable miscellany of emotionally charged literature by the likes of Melville, Frost, Shelley, Irving and Shakespeare. Each selection describes bereavement in a different way, lending credence to the editors' belief that no one can claim to understand another person's particular loss or its effects. The excerpted literature is of impeccable quality, as are the sentiments behind each piece. What's more, the editors' introductions to each chapter convey intense emotion sans the maudlin trappings that characterize many a self-help book. This book does not seek to instruct the reader on how to cope with grief, it merely shares the eloquence of those who have been there before. Highly recommended. -- Today's Librarian, September 1, 1999

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295 pages
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Hazelden
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January 1, 1998
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6.25 x 1.25 x 9.5 inches
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1568382014
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978-1568382012
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Publisher ‏ : ‎ Hazelden (January 1, 1998)
Language ‏ : ‎ English
Hardcover ‏ : ‎ 295 pages
ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 1568382014
ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-1568382012
Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 1.5 pounds
Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 6.25 x 1.25 x 9.5 inches

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Elizabeth Devaux

The one I still read...

Reviewed in the United States on September 26, 2005

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It's been five years since the death of my precious son and although many books were helpful in the early months and years this is the one that has lingered with me the longest. I still turn to it from time to time, especially on the hard days.

If I'm angry, confused, consumed with memories and flashbacks, or just missing my boy this is the book I turn to.
As Mark Twain is quoted in the book, "It is one of the mysteries of our nature that a man, all unprepared, can receive a thunder-stroke like that and live. There is but one reasonable explanation of it. The intellect is stunned by the shock and but gropingly gathers the meaning of the words. The power to realize their full import is mercifully wanting. The mind has a dumb sense of vast loss-that is all. It will take the mind and memory months and possibly years to gather together the details and thus learn and know the whole extent of the loss."

That quote, like so many in the book, resides in my heart and mind. I am still grappling with my loss, but thanks to this book and many others my heart continues to mend.

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Our 10 year old granddaughter died unexpectedly. Her death devastated our family of course. These two women who have lost children of their own compiled the writings of others(some from authors of fiction) who have children who died.
The authors sharing their personal feelings and the writings of the others who have experienced the same heartbreak have made me feel more "normal" in my grief response. I would highly recommend it not only for the bereaved but for anyone who would want to understand the grief of a friend or family member.

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Laurie Booher

please dont do it

Reviewed in the United States on December 19, 2015

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If you are looking for a book to help you with a time like this in your life,please do not get this book,was the worst thing i did.It has nothing at all in it as it states to help you,it's just a book of poems from people from along time ago like waldo and others they just printed their poems they had wrote in this book.It has no helpful information,nothing.I was honestly ready to trash it after just half way through the book but i just wont trash a book so i am just donating.It wasnt worth the .49 cents or whatever like that i paid for it and sure wasnt worth the price to pay to ship it either.I you need a good book if you going through this and have lost a child please get book called Gone but not Lost,Its great,its been so good for me i cant even leave home without it since i read it and i have read it more than once and i will read it more,it's good helpful advice not a bunch of poems copied then explained.

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Robert E. Elia

Four Stars

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I thought " another grief book"-- this is like no other

Reviewed in the United States on September 13, 2014

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After my 18 year old son was killed by a drunk driver as he walked down the street, my life was no longer as I knew it to be. Friends gave me this book after my sons funeral. I thought " another grief book"-- this is like no other. Out of 11 grief books I have seen, this one is genuine.
Unfortunately I have had to recommend this book multiple times for the past 16!years. If you know someone who has lost a child, THIS is the book to give.

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Fabulous Book for Grieving Parents

Reviewed in the United States on February 9, 2019

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My Don died 15 years ago and this book really helped me. It’s universal and has many short stories. When you’re in intense grief it’s had to concentrate. That’s why I loved this book. I could read 1 story a day. It’s all I had strength for. It’s a wonderful gift for a grieving parent.

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Coleisaac

Wonderful book

Reviewed in the United States on April 9, 2010

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This book truly touched my heart. I lost my 42-yr old daughter to cancer after a gruesome fight. So many of the experiences in the book matched mine exactly, and even though it was painful to relive them it was heartening to know that others have experienced my pain. There are some absolutely beautiful and comforting passages. I will cherish this book always.

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John Basaman

Worth it read.

Reviewed in the United States on January 17, 2015

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When reading a book isn't really something you can process, you can take an individual part to read.

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Zoe Sam Roberts

Beautiful Read

Reviewed in Canada on December 23, 2019

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When I lost my son(s) to a suicide pact I read this book over & over again. It gave me tremendous comfort & I still use it for reference for any parent who has outlived their child.

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