I’m Fine, Thanks

A heart-wrenching journey of love, grief and redemption. Chris and Anne are enjoying a loving marriage in the prime of their lives when Anne is diagnosed with a rare and fatal genetic disease. For ten years, Chris and Anne endure this terrible secret alone.

After Anne’s death, Chris, ravaged by crippling grief, realises that his survival depends upon him ridding himself of his stiff upper lip. He must learn to open his heart and cry.

Saved from the depths of misery by life-saving therapy, he discovers a life beyond despair, rekindles his lapsed faith and finds love again.

Not That Kind of Love

A year after the death of his beloved sister, Wise talks about caring for Clare in her last days, and the blog, now a book, they wrote together

Love Will Never Die: Helping children through bereavement

Clare Shaw- Using direct but child-friendly language, it addresses the mixed emotions felt by a child during times of bereavement and offers support and understanding.

Death, I Miss You (A First Look At)

Pat Thomas- This reassuring picture book explores the difficult issue of death for young children. Children’s feelings and questions about this sensitive subject are looked at in a simple but realistic way.

Badger’s Parting Gift

Susan Varley- Badger is old and knows he will soon die.  He tries to prepare his friends and family by giving them lots of wise words, which also helps them deal with their grief when he does die

Are You Sad Little Bear?

Rachel Rivett- a beautifully written little book to help explain the death of a grandparent to young children

Always and Forever

Alan Durant-a book written to explain death to young children delicately and sensitively

The Last Act of Love: The Story of My Brother and His Sister

Cathy Rentzenbrink-. Told after her brother died, aged 16. It’s a story for anyone who has ever watched someone suffer or lost someone they loved or lived through a painful time that left them forever changed. Told with boundless warmth and affection (Amazon)

Beyond Tomorrow- The essential Guide to life after bereavement

Judy Carole Kaufmann-The period following the death of a loved one can be a time of great turmoil. This sensitive book acts as a helpful and supportive road map through the initial period of loss, and through the weeks and months that follow.

A Beastly Burden

Merel Barends-When I was a teenager, my younger brother took his own life. I never saw it coming.
Twenty years too late, I am figuring out how I could have helped him.

An Empty Chair: Living in the wake of a sibling’s suicide

Sara Swan Miller- too often, the grief and bewilderment of surviving siblings is simply ignored, leaving the bereaved siblings feeling even more abandoned. The accounts of siblings’ experiences in this book are based on interviews with more than thirty people from all over the United States, as well as the author’s own experience of losing a sister to suicide.

History of a Suicide: my sister’s unfinished life

Jill Bialosky-The author presents an account of her sister’s suicide, and the lifelong impact that the suicide has had on her own life and the lives of the other members of her family.

Waterbugs and Butterflies: explaining death to young children

Doris Stickney- this book will help you find the right words…a caring thought…a comforting reflection to communicate compassion in extraordinary ways.

Grief is a Thing with Feathers

Max Porter-two young boys face the unbearable sadness of their mother’s sudden death.   In this moment of despair they are visited by Crow – antagonist, trickster, healer, babysitter. This sentimental bird is drawn to the grieving family and threatens to stay until they no longer need him

Facing Grief: Bereavement at ages 18-28: Bereavement and the Young Adult

Susan Wallbank-This frank, sensible and compassionate book examines in detail the particular needs and experiences of young adults, many of whom will be taking on fresh responsibilities

Drift

Jenny Alexander-since her brother killed himself, Jess has stopped talking…a moving account of the grief following the death of a sibling

Muddy Puddles and Sunshine

Diana Crossley-practical and sensitive support for bereaved younger children