This is the tale of family, memory, love, and living told by 14-year-old Susie Salmon, who is already in heaven. Through the voice of a precocious teenage girl, Susie relates the awful events of her death and builds out of her family...
Bereavement
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Author:SEBOLD, AliceSummary: -
Author:Udall, BradySummary:This novel tells of Golden Richards, a man who, despite having four wives and 28 children, hasn't quite found fulfillment in life. And even after he falls in love again and takes a mistress, life continues to fall short of expectations...
- Author:Hitchins, ShawnSummary:
A Publishers Weekly Notable Book 49th Shelf Recommended Read. A modern gay memoir exploring love, death, pain, and community that will resonate long after the last page. "This is an embodied story of love, loss, and recovery - raw...
- Author:MCGREGOR, ElizabethSummary:
Jo Harper, a successful young journalist, has only her two-year-old son, Sam, to remind her of her late partner. When Sam falls ill, there is only one hope-that his stepbrother John could be a match for a bone marrow transplant.
- Author:Carr, RobynSummary:
New York Times best-selling author Robyn Carr is beloved for her charming, romantic fiction. In this touching work, four women-all writers-come together after a painful loss. Recently deceased Gabby Marshall leaves behind a letter...
- Author:McInerny, NoraSummary:
From the host of the popular podcast, Terrible, Thanks for Asking, comes a wise, humorous roadmap and caring resource for anyone going through the loss of a loved one--or even a difficult life moment. In the span of a few weeks, thirty-...
- Author:James, John W.Summary:
Incomplete recovery from grief can have a lifelong negative effect on your capacity for happiness. Drawing from their own stories, as well as from others, the authors illustrate what grief is and how it is possible to recover and regain...
- Author:Serpell, NamwaliSummary:
Cassandra Williams is twelve, and her little brother Wayne is seven. One day, when they're alone together, an accident happens and Wayne is lost forever. Or so it seems. Though his body is never recovered, their mother, unable to...
- Author:James, MattSummary:
Norma and her parents are going to her great-uncle Frank's funeral, and Norma is more excited than sad. She is looking forward to playing with her favorite cousin, Ray, but when she arrives at the church, she is confronted with rituals...
- Author:Haywood, SarahSummary:
In this witty and heartfelt debut, one woman's unconventional journey to motherhood means learning to embrace the unexpected Even the prickliest cactus has its flower. For Susan Green, messy emotions don't fit into the...
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Author:Wat, Eric C.Summary:Carson Chow is a high-functioning addict, using crystal meth on weekends. One Friday night, as he's passed out from a binge, he misses thirty-eight calls from his father detailing the death of his mother.
- Author:Mierau, ChadSummary:
In early January 2016, Chad received THE phone call in the middle of the night that no one wants to receive. The police officer on the other end of the line shared the heart-shattering news, he had just lost his most precious family in...
- Author:Conroy, Pat.Summary:
Leopold Bloom King, the narrator, is the son of an amiable, loving father who teaches science at the local high school. His mother, an ex-nun, is the high school principal and a well-known Joyce scholar. After Leo's older brother...
- Author:Olsson, LindaSummary:
After the unexpected death of his daughter, musician Adam Anker loses all sense of direction in his life. Adrift, he embarks on a journey of self-discovery, one that will take him from New Zealand, to Poland, and finally to Sweden for a...
- Author:Dessen, SarahSummary:
Scarlett was always the strong one. Halley was always content to follow in her wake. Then Scarlett's boyfriend died, and she learned that she was pregnant. Now Halley has to find the strength to take the lead and help Scarlett get...
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Author:McBride, CeliaSummary:In a support group for bereaved parents, Shayla, Lyle, Linee, and Jed each fight their personal demons in the search for life after the death of one's child. Set in the vast and remote landscape of Whitehorse, Yukon, playwright Celia...
- Author:Kushwaha, AnitaSummary:
Kavita Gupta is a woman in transition. When her troubled older brother, Sunil, disappears, she does everything in her power to find him, convinced that she can save him. Ten days later, the police arrive at her door to inform her that...
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Author:Kushwaha, AnitaSummary:Kavita Gupta is a woman in transition. When her troubled older brother, Sunil, disappears, she does everything in her power to find him, convinced that she can save him. Ten days later, the police arrive at her door to inform her that...
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Author:Stevenson, RobinSummary:It's 1963, and Jack's family is still reeling from the SIDS death of his baby sister. Adrift in his own life, Jack is convinced that setting a world record will bring his father back to his senses and his mother back to life. But world...
- Author:Di Lorenzo, MelindaSummary:
In this high-interest accessible novel for teen readers, Sienna trains for a triathlon in honor of her dead best friend, while falling for a mysterious jock.
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