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The Lone Twin: Understanding Twin Bereavement and Loss (Revised Edition) Paperback – January 1, 2010

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People are fascinated with twins - intrigued by their closeness with each other. But what happens when twins are separated, especially by death? Twin mortality is high, but it is not uncommon for a lone twin's loss, at any age, to go unmarked. They need extra help and support to take them through the loss of their 'other half.' The loss of a twin can be devastating to the survivor. Working as an Attachment therapist, Joan Woodward uses John Bowlby's theories as her conceptual base for her research. In this book, she suggests that the highly significant attachment that twins make with each other may begin, for many, before birth. She explains their closeness and tragic experience of death and bereavement. The Lone Twin includes parental attitudes to the surviving twin, the surviving twin's guilt, the ability to cope, and the effect of loss in childhood and adulthood. Of particular interest are those who lost their twin at birth. Throughout, the book is illustrated by the words of surviving twins' affecting accounts of their experiences of bereavement. This is an important and rare book for many professionals - counselors, psychotherapists, social workers, psychologists, and teachers - who come into contact with bereaved twins and yet have little understanding of the dynamics of twinship and of twin loss. Written in jargon-free language, the book is also for the twins themselves, their families, partners, and friends. It gives lone twins the chance to have their voices heard, and it gives professionals the opportunity to develop more effective ways of supporting the lone twin. This greatly expanded and revised second edition details the progress that has been made in the ten years since the book was first published, along with the growth of The Lone Twin Network.
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  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ Free Association Books; Revised edition (January 1, 2010)
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • Paperback ‏ : ‎ 187 pages
  • ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 1853432008
  • ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-1853432002
  • Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 8.8 ounces
  • Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 5.5 x 0.4 x 8.75 inches
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  • Laughing Ladies Book Club
    5.0 out of 5 stars As a lone twin for 50 years, I nonetheless ...
    Reviewed in the United States on July 16, 2014
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    As a lone twin for 50 years, I nonetheless felt comforted and very able to relate to several things that I had thought only related to me and my experience. The need to make sure that one's parents know that you are doing well appears common as is the repetition of the fear of loss later in life. My twin died in a car crash our freshman year in college and when my daughter left home to go to college, I was nearly paralyzed with the fear that I would never see her again. I wish that this book had been available to me earlier.
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  • StellarMom
    5.0 out of 5 stars The Lone Twin: Unterstanding Twin Berevment and Loss
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    I read this book almost 7 years after my twin brother passed away in a high school football accident and I wish someone would have showed me this book sooner. It was amazing to see that people were feeling exactly how I was feeling just after losing a twin and many years after. It made me understand why I might feel the way I do and why sometime I could have everything in the world and still feel alone in my heart. I think it is a must read for twins that have lost their other half.
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  • RPugh
    5.0 out of 5 stars Having lost my twin sister at 31 years old on ...
    Reviewed in the United States on February 10, 2016
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    Having lost my twin sister at 31 years old on Nov. 13, 2015, this book has helped me in so many ways. Losing your other half is something most people have never been through, therefore there aren't many people to talk to who really understand that bond. This book is my saving grace for the harder days of grieving. I encourage all twinless twins to purchase this book.
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  • Дино
    5.0 out of 5 stars and she researched others who are just like us. Then you add her emotional education to ...
    Reviewed in the United States on June 3, 2017
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    Finally someone who understands how we feel, and she researched others who are just like us. Then you add her emotional education to explain why we feel this way. She talks about groups that meet together for support that lost their twin in the UK, to bad none in the US.
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  • LESLIE M SALLS
    5.0 out of 5 stars Sadly, I am a Lone Twin. This book ...
    Reviewed in the United States on July 4, 2018
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    Sadly, I am a Lone Twin. This book is a helpful, realistic, read for those that have lost a twin AND for anyone that wishes to understand just a fraction of what “Lone Twins” suffer with the loss of a twin.
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  • Paula Howard
    5.0 out of 5 stars Validation
    Reviewed in the United States on December 29, 2018
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    Like the validation of feelings for the surviving twin
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  • luisa rivera
    5.0 out of 5 stars Five Stars
    Reviewed in the United States on March 30, 2018
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    Got it as a give for a friend that lost His Twin Brother.
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  • Staci
    1.0 out of 5 stars Super unhelpful in general
    Reviewed in the United States on June 19, 2018
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    There are poems in here. Super unhelpful in general.
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  • Nancy
    5.0 out of 5 stars A must read when you have lost your twin
    Reviewed in Canada on October 13, 2016
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    This book was recommended to me by a pastor right after the death of my twin brother. It breaks down loss of a twin at 3 different stages of life; birth (or in utero), childhood, adulthood. There are many examples of people who have gone through loss. The book is definitely worthwhile to help put things into perspective and let you understand what you are feeling during the grieving period. There is a website to go along with the book and the ability to join and connect with other people in similar circumstances.
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  • Yoda
    5.0 out of 5 stars Sehr hilfreich!
    Reviewed in Germany on September 25, 2014
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    Das Buch besteht grob aus drei Teilen. Im ersten Teil des Buches werden die theoretischen Hintergründe und Ergebnisse aus der Forschung über die Besonderheiten von Geschwisterbeziehungen von Mehrlingen und deren Auswirkungen auf den Trauerprozess erklärt.

    Im zweiten Teil können die Zwillinge selbst über ihre Erfahrungen berichten. Da sich der Trauerprozess je nach Lebensalter, in dem der Verlust eintritt, unterscheidet, werden sie in die drei Gruppen Verlust vor oder kurz nach der Geburt, in der Kindheit oder im Erwachsenenalter unterteilt.

    Im dritten und letzten Teil geht es wiederum um wissenschaftliche Hintergründe und Erkenntnisse und die möglichen Implikationen für die therapeutische Begleitung von trauernden Zwillingen. Dieser Teil richtet sich vor allem an ein professionelles Publikum.

    Ich bin sehr dankbar, dass ich dieses Buch lesen konnte. Beim Verlust eines Zwillings mischt sich in die Trauer auch eine ernste Identitätskrise und man ist froh, wenn man so ein gutes wissenschaftlich fundiertes Buch zur Verfügung hat, das hilft, die eigenen Gedanken und Gefühle einzuordnen und zu verstehen. Danke Joan Woodward.
    „The Lone Twin“ ist sowohl an ein professionelles Publikum als auch an betroffene Laien gerichtet. Das ist auch eine kleine Schwäche diese Buches, weil es manchmal etwas langatmig mit den theoretischen Hintergründen und Erklärungen wird, wenn man eigentlich schnell auf den Punkt kommen möchte.
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  • terig
    5.0 out of 5 stars Prompt Delivery
    Reviewed in the United Kingdom on December 23, 2013
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    This book was recomended to me. I lost my identical twin recently and found this very helpful.

    It is good to be able to interact with other people in the same position.
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  • Rabenschwarz
    5.0 out of 5 stars Unterschätzt
    Reviewed in Germany on October 27, 2016
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    Dieser relativ schmale Band schildert das Schicksal von Menschen, die ihren Zwilling während oder nach der Geburt verloren haben, und beschreibt die Auswirkungen dieses Verlustes auf den Zurückgebliebenen. Noch immer wird das Leid, das durch den Tod eines Zwillings entsteht, zumindest hierzulande unterschätzt oder gar geleugnet. Ergänzend zu diesem Buch empfehle ich Interessierten / Betroffenen die Bücher von Althea Hayton.
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  • Mjg Bay
    5.0 out of 5 stars The lone twin: understanding twin bereavement and loss
    Reviewed in the United Kingdom on April 30, 2013
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    What a wonderful book! Joan Woodward gives such an excellent description of why the lone twins feel the way they do, and empathy, even love untoward them all. A very uplifting book.
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