A Broken Heart Still Beats: After Your Child Dies
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| Rating | : | 4.75 (724 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 1568385560 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 328 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2013-07-10 |
| Language | : | English |
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The chapters are organized thematically and chronologically, from "Thunderstruck," the point at which parents first learn they have lost a child, to "The Legacy of Loss," wherein the authors and the anthology selections speak to the "steely hard and cold" life lessons this type of bereavement brings. The fact that each of the authors has lost a child brings a powerful authenticity to the book. Biographical introductions personalize the excerpts, often offering new insights into well-known writers like William Faulkner and Rudyard Kipling. It is made up of works by some of the best writers and thinkers present and past, many of them bereaved parents as well, ranging from Mark Twain, Isabel Allende, William Shakespear
As they shared our literary discoveries, they decided to compile an anthology in the hope they could help others. Previously, she worked for 15 years in addictions treatment programs at two local hospitals. She lost her young son, Jake, in 1989.Mary Semel is a clinical social worker and a bereaved mother. About the Author Anne McCracken, coauthor of A Broken Heart Still Beats: After Your Child Dies, is a former newspaper reporter and feature writer. In 1991,her 16-year-old son, Alexander, was killed in a car accident. She lives in Maryland and is now working on other nonfiction books. It became A Broken Heart Still Beats: After Your Child Dies.She currently has a private practice in which she does individual, couple, and group psychotherapy. In one, she was responsible for con
"Five Stars" according to Amazon Customer. exceptional consolation for grieving parents.. Dolores F. said Five Stars. Helpful reading for loss. For those experiencing the the worst of losses L. Major I bought this book to send to friends who'd just lost their son to SIDS. I did read it before I sent it, and I chose it because it did not preach, give advice, or expound upon the stages of grief, etc. It's a collection of stories, essays and poems written by people who have lost child
As they shared our literary discoveries, they decided to compile an anthology in the hope they could help others. Her husband, Peter, is an attorney in Baltimore, and daughter, Hilary, practices maritime law in New York. Anne McCracken, coauthor of A Broken Heart Still Beats: After Your Child Dies, is a former newspaper reporter and feature writer. She lives in Maryland and is now working on other non