Grief Works Paperback by Julia Samuel

Product Details

• Publisher: Anchor Canada (2019-12-31)
• Language: English
• Pages: 320
• ISBN-13: 9780385690881
• Weight: 283.5 grams
• Dimensions: 20.29 x 13.08 x 2.16 cm

This international bestseller is a warm, moving and practical guide to grief from a leading bereavement counsellor. Grief Works features deeply affecting case studies of the author's clients, which will appeal to readers of Atul Gawande's Being Mortal, Stephen Grosz's The Unexamined Life and Paul Kalanithi's When Breath Becomes Air.

Death is the last taboo in our society, and grief is still profoundly misunderstood. So many of us feel awkward and uncertain around death and shy away from talking honestly with family and friends.
Grief Works is a profoundly optimistic and compassionate handbook that will support, inform and engage anyone who is grieving, from the 'expected' death of a parent to the sudden and unexpected death of a small child. With deeply moving case studies based on real people's stories of loss, it is brilliantly accessible and also provides clear advice for those seeking to comfort the bereaved. This book is a resource that can be continually revisited.

About the Author

JULIA SAMUEL is a grief psychotherapist who has spent the last twenty-five years working with bereaved families, both in private practice and at a major London hospital, where she pioneered the role of maternity and paediatric counsellor. She is Founder Patron of Child Bereavement UK, where she continues to play a central role. Grief Works is her firstbook. Find out more at www.griefworks.co.uk.