Some people prefer something very practical with tools to survive a loss. Reading about other people's experiences may also be helpful. These books have all been recommended by professionals who work closely with bereaved people.
Practical guides to grief
- This Too Shall Pass and Every Family has a Story – by Julia Samuel
- Griefworks - by Julia Samuel
- The Grieving Brain: The Surprising Science of how we learn from love and loss – by Mary-Frances O’Connor
- The Modern Loss Handbook - by Rebecca Soffer
- The Grief Survival Guide – by Jeff Brazier
- Manual for Heartache - by Cathy Rentzenbrink
- Talking with Bereaved People: An Approach for Structured and Sensitive Communication – by Dodie Graves
Stories of grief
- A Grief Observed - by C S Lewis
- The Madness of Grief - by Richard Coles
- The Red of My Blood - by Clover Stroud
- Redemption - by John Gardner
- The State of Disbelief - by Juliet Rosenfeld
- When Words are Not Enough - by Jane Harris & Jimmy Edmonds
- You are not alone – by Cariad Lloyd
- Notes on grief – by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie
- The Last Act of Love - by Cathy Rentzenbrink