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The Lessons of Love
by Melody Beattie • 2013
Her son died. She said yes to a marriage she knew would fail. It saved her.
4.02
257
The Lessons of Love Summary
The Lessons of Love 90%
Her son died. She said yes to a marriage she knew would fail. It saved her.
by Melody Beattie 2013
4.02
257 ratings
Never Letting Go
by Mark Anthony • 2011
Heal grief through the afterlife: signs, forgiveness, and contact with those you've lost.
4.54
278
Never Letting Go Summary
Never Letting Go 89%
Heal grief through the afterlife: signs, forgiveness, and contact with those you've lost.
by Mark Anthony 2011
4.54
278 ratings
More Beautiful Than Before
by Steve Leder • 2017
Suffering is guaranteed. The humility, forgiveness, and connection that transform it are not.
4.30
1k+
More Beautiful Than Before Summary
More Beautiful Than Before 89%
Suffering is guaranteed. The humility, forgiveness, and connection that transform it are not.
by Steve Leder 2017
4.30
1k+ ratings
The Four Things That Matter Most
by Ira Byock • 2004
Four sentences, learned from the dying, to heal regret and repair relationships.
4.17
1k+
The Four Things That Matter Most Summary
The Four Things That Matter Most 89%
Four sentences, learned from the dying, to heal regret and repair relationships.
by Ira Byock 2004
4.17
1k+ ratings
Grief Is Love
by Marisa Renee Lee • 2022
Grief is not a disease to cure but love repurposed. A guide to giving it room.
4.15
3k+
Grief Is Love Summary
Grief Is Love 89%
Grief is not a disease to cure but love repurposed. A guide to giving it room.
by Marisa Renee Lee 2022
4.15
3k+ ratings
Grief One Day at a Time
by Alan D. Wolfelt • 2016
Grief's daily companion: 365 meditations that turn small daily steps into a path back to life.
4.61
203
Grief One Day at a Time Summary
Grief One Day at a Time 89%
Grief's daily companion: 365 meditations that turn small daily steps into a path back to life.
by Alan D. Wolfelt 2016
4.61
203 ratings
It's OK That You're Not OK
by Megan Devine • 2017
Most grief advice makes things worse. A field guide for living with what cannot be fixed.
4.35
15k+
It's OK That You're Not OK Summary
It's OK That You're Not OK 89%
Most grief advice makes things worse. A field guide for living with what cannot be fixed.
by Megan Devine 2017
4.35
15k+ ratings
Recovering from Losses in Life
by H. Norman Wright • 1991
Grief erodes identity and joy. The Christian path to saying goodbye and becoming yourself again.
4.25
197
Recovering from Losses in Life Summary
Recovering from Losses in Life 88%
Grief erodes identity and joy. The Christian path to saying goodbye and becoming yourself again.
by H. Norman Wright 1991
4.25
197 ratings
How Can I Forgive You?
by Janis Abrahms Spring • 2004
Forgive on your terms, or heal without forgiving: a psychologist's roadmap for both paths.
4.02
587
How Can I Forgive You? Summary
How Can I Forgive You? 88%
Forgive on your terms, or heal without forgiving: a psychologist's roadmap for both paths.
by Janis Abrahms Spring 2004
4.02
587 ratings
A Heart That Works
by Rob Delaney • 2022
Henry was diagnosed at one, dead by two. His father, a comedian, tells what happened in between.
4.62
35k+
A Heart That Works Summary
A Heart That Works 88%
Henry was diagnosed at one, dead by two. His father, a comedian, tells what happened in between.
by Rob Delaney 2022
4.62
35k+ ratings
Good Grief
by Theresa Caputo • 2017
Your dead loved ones are still here. A famous medium shows you how to notice their signs.
4.12
943
Good Grief Summary
Good Grief 88%
Your dead loved ones are still here. A famous medium shows you how to notice their signs.
by Theresa Caputo 2017
4.12
943 ratings
Grief Is a Journey
by Kenneth J. Doka • 2015
Grief has no stages, no timetable, no map. A guide to mourning your own way.
4.04
174
Grief Is a Journey Summary
Grief Is a Journey 88%
Grief has no stages, no timetable, no map. A guide to mourning your own way.
by Kenneth J. Doka 2015
4.04
174 ratings
The Book of Forgiving
by Desmond Tutu • 2013
Forgiveness heals the forgiver, not the forgiven. A four-stage practice to reclaim your future.
4.26
6k+
The Book of Forgiving Summary
The Book of Forgiving 88%
Forgiveness heals the forgiver, not the forgiven. A four-stage practice to reclaim your future.
by Desmond Tutu 2013
4.26
6k+ ratings
Things in Nature Merely Grow
by Yiyun Li • 2025
The worst loss has no name. After both sons die by suicide, a novelist inhabits it.
4.34
15k+
Things in Nature Merely Grow Summary
Things in Nature Merely Grow 88%
The worst loss has no name. After both sons die by suicide, a novelist inhabits it.
by Yiyun Li 2025
4.34
15k+ ratings
A Hole in the World
by Amanda Held Opelt • 2022
We lost the rituals that made grief survivable. This is the blueprint for getting them back.
4.43
800
A Hole in the World Summary
A Hole in the World 88%
We lost the rituals that made grief survivable. This is the blueprint for getting them back.
by Amanda Held Opelt 2022
4.43
800 ratings
The Beauty of What Remains
by Steve Leder • 2021
Death teaches how to truly live: a rabbi's wisdom from a thousand deaths.
4.44
3k+
The Beauty of What Remains Summary
The Beauty of What Remains 88%
Death teaches how to truly live: a rabbi's wisdom from a thousand deaths.
by Steve Leder 2021
4.44
3k+ ratings
And Never Stop Dancing
by Gordon Livingston • 2006
Thirty blunt truths: why anger hides sadness, forgiveness heals the giver, and passivity is a trap.
3.75
505
And Never Stop Dancing Summary
And Never Stop Dancing 88%
Thirty blunt truths: why anger hides sadness, forgiveness heals the giver, and passivity is a trap.
by Gordon Livingston 2006
3.75
505 ratings
Getting Grief Right
by Patrick O’Malley Ph.D. • 2017
The five stages misread grief. Your own story matters more than any stage.
4.45
182
Getting Grief Right Summary
Getting Grief Right 88%
The five stages misread grief. Your own story matters more than any stage.
by Patrick O’Malley Ph.D. 2017
4.45
182 ratings
How to Make Friends with the Dark
by Kathleen Glasgow • 2019
After her mother dies, a teen in foster care must trust a half-sister she's never met.
4.07
43k+
How to Make Friends with the Dark Summary
How to Make Friends with the Dark 88%
After her mother dies, a teen in foster care must trust a half-sister she's never met.
by Kathleen Glasgow 2019
4.07
43k+ ratings
On Grief and Grieving
by Elisabeth Kübler-Ross • 2005
Grief has no timeline. A framework that helps you move through chaos toward meaning, not closure.
4.32
5k+
On Grief and Grieving Summary
On Grief and Grieving 88%
Grief has no timeline. A framework that helps you move through chaos toward meaning, not closure.
by Elisabeth Kübler-Ross 2005
4.32
5k+ ratings
Forgiveness
by Sidney B. Simon • 1990
The person who hurt you isn't waiting for your forgiveness. The one who needs it is you.
4.21
165
Forgiveness Summary
Forgiveness 88%
The person who hurt you isn't waiting for your forgiveness. The one who needs it is you.
by Sidney B. Simon 1990
4.21
165 ratings
Tell Me More
by Kelly Corrigan • 2018
The hard, clumsy, healing words we try on the people we love most.
4.17
22k+
Tell Me More Summary
Tell Me More 88%
The hard, clumsy, healing words we try on the people we love most.
by Kelly Corrigan 2018
4.17
22k+ ratings
No Time to Say Goodbye
by Carla Fine • 1996
For anyone left behind after a suicide: why this grief is different, and what actually helps.
4.25
1k+
No Time to Say Goodbye Summary
No Time to Say Goodbye 88%
For anyone left behind after a suicide: why this grief is different, and what actually helps.
by Carla Fine 1996
4.25
1k+ ratings
The Gift of Forgiveness
by Katherine Schwarzenegger Pratt • 2020
The worst harms can be forgiven. The reason has nothing to do with who hurt you.
3.70
4k+
The Gift of Forgiveness Summary
The Gift of Forgiveness 88%
The worst harms can be forgiven. The reason has nothing to do with who hurt you.
by Katherine Schwarzenegger Pratt 2020
3.70
4k+ ratings
Loss
by John Bowlby • 1979
Grief's biological roots: an instinct to search, and the lasting damage of suppressing it.
4.16
173
Loss Summary
Loss 88%
Grief's biological roots: an instinct to search, and the lasting damage of suppressing it.
by John Bowlby 1979
4.16
173 ratings
Your Grief, Your Way
by Shelby Forsythia • 2020
No stages, no timelines: a year of daily comfort for grieving your own way.
4.34
159
Your Grief, Your Way Summary
Your Grief, Your Way 88%
No stages, no timelines: a year of daily comfort for grieving your own way.
by Shelby Forsythia 2020
4.34
159 ratings
Death and the Gardener
by Georgi Gospodinov • 2024
A son tends his dying father, a gardener, finding that stories root where words cannot.
4.44
13k+
Death and the Gardener Summary
Death and the Gardener 88%
A son tends his dying father, a gardener, finding that stories root where words cannot.
by Georgi Gospodinov 2024
4.44
13k+ ratings
The Gift of Forgiveness
by Olivier Clerc • 2010
Forgiveness is something you grant, until a Toltec teacher shows you how to ask for it instead.
4.18
186
The Gift of Forgiveness Summary
The Gift of Forgiveness 88%
Forgiveness is something you grant, until a Toltec teacher shows you how to ask for it instead.
by Olivier Clerc 2010
4.18
186 ratings
Finding Meaning
by David Kessler • 2019
Five stages of grief aren't the whole map. The missing sixth that turns pain into purpose.
4.43
3k+
Finding Meaning Summary
Finding Meaning 88%
Five stages of grief aren't the whole map. The missing sixth that turns pain into purpose.
by David Kessler 2019
4.43
3k+ ratings
Tolstoy and the Purple Chair
by Nina Sankovitch • 2011
365 books, 365 days, one sister gone: the reading year that became a roadmap through loss.
3.48
7k+
Tolstoy and the Purple Chair Summary
Tolstoy and the Purple Chair 88%
365 books, 365 days, one sister gone: the reading year that became a roadmap through loss.
by Nina Sankovitch 2011
3.48
7k+ ratings
Keep Pain in the Past
by Christopher Cortman • 2018
Time doesn't heal trauma; avoidance feeds it. Five steps to reverse the cycle for good.
3.72
148
Keep Pain in the Past Summary
Keep Pain in the Past 88%
Time doesn't heal trauma; avoidance feeds it. Five steps to reverse the cycle for good.
by Christopher Cortman 2018
3.72
148 ratings
Lost & Found
by Kathryn Schulz • 2022
A father lost, a wife found: the discovery that grief and joy are not opposites.
4.11
10k+
Lost & Found Summary
Lost & Found 87%
A father lost, a wife found: the discovery that grief and joy are not opposites.
by Kathryn Schulz 2022
4.11
10k+ ratings
A Buddhist Grief Observed
by Guy Newland • 2016
A Buddhist scholar thought he understood impermanence. Then his wife died.
3.96
130
A Buddhist Grief Observed Summary
A Buddhist Grief Observed 87%
A Buddhist scholar thought he understood impermanence. Then his wife died.
by Guy Newland 2016
3.96
130 ratings
The Reality Slap
by Russ Harris • 2011
When reality cracks, four paths can lead you from anguish to a life worth living.
4.08
2k+
The Reality Slap Summary
The Reality Slap 87%
When reality cracks, four paths can lead you from anguish to a life worth living.
by Russ Harris 2011
4.08
2k+ ratings
Beyond Betrayal
by Phil Waldrep • 2020
Why forgiveness doesn't mean trusting again, and how to build boundaries that let you heal.
4.14
173
Beyond Betrayal Summary
Beyond Betrayal 87%
Why forgiveness doesn't mean trusting again, and how to build boundaries that let you heal.
by Phil Waldrep 2020
4.14
173 ratings
Walking with God through Pain and Suffering
by Timothy J. Keller • 2013
A God who suffered too: that changes everything about how you walk through pain.
4.49
6k+
Walking with God through Pain and Suffering Summary
Walking with God through Pain and Suffering 87%
A God who suffered too: that changes everything about how you walk through pain.
by Timothy J. Keller 2013
4.49
6k+ ratings
A través de los ojos del león
by Levi Lusko • 2015
When his five-year-old died, the easy answers vanished. What remained was hope stronger than death.
4.57
5k+
A través de los ojos del león Summary
A través de los ojos del león 87%
When his five-year-old died, the easy answers vanished. What remained was hope stronger than death.
by Levi Lusko 2015
4.57
5k+ ratings
Delirious
by Damien Wilkins • 2024
Thirty years on, their son's killer wants to meet. Mary and Pete are leaving his home.
3.83
885
Delirious Summary
Delirious 87%
Thirty years on, their son's killer wants to meet. Mary and Pete are leaving his home.
by Damien Wilkins 2024
3.83
885 ratings
Tiny Beautiful Things
by Cheryl Strayed • 2012
Online, an advice columnist bared her own wounds to answer strangers' letters about love and loss.
4.15
143k+
Tiny Beautiful Things Summary
Tiny Beautiful Things 87%
Online, an advice columnist bared her own wounds to answer strangers' letters about love and loss.
by Cheryl Strayed 2012
4.15
143k+ ratings
What Happened to the McCrays?
by Tracey Lange • 2025
His father's stroke forces Kyle back to the ex-wife he abandoned when their child died.
3.99
28k+
What Happened to the McCrays? Summary
What Happened to the McCrays? 87%
His father's stroke forces Kyle back to the ex-wife he abandoned when their child died.
by Tracey Lange 2025
3.99
28k+ ratings
Grief Works
by Julia Samuel • 2018
The stages are a myth: what a therapist's grieving patients actually needed to hear.
3.98
2k+
Grief Works Summary
Grief Works 87%
The stages are a myth: what a therapist's grieving patients actually needed to hear.
by Julia Samuel 2018
3.98
2k+ ratings
Pearl
by Siân Hughes • 2023
A mother vanishes, leaving her daughter folk songs, rituals, and an unanswerable question.
3.84
7k+
Pearl Summary
Pearl 87%
A mother vanishes, leaving her daughter folk songs, rituals, and an unanswerable question.
by Siân Hughes 2023
3.84
7k+ ratings
Life After Suicide
by Jennifer Ashton • 2019
A husband's suicide, a doctor's grief: finding the way through a loss nobody talks about.
3.83
934
Life After Suicide Summary
Life After Suicide 87%
A husband's suicide, a doctor's grief: finding the way through a loss nobody talks about.
by Jennifer Ashton 2019
3.83
934 ratings
The Book of Grief and Hamburgers
by Stuart Ross • 2022
A poet tries to face grief directly, accidentally writes a book about why he can't.
3.84
189
The Book of Grief and Hamburgers Summary
The Book of Grief and Hamburgers 87%
A poet tries to face grief directly, accidentally writes a book about why he can't.
by Stuart Ross 2022
3.84
189 ratings
Playlist for the Dead
by Michelle Falkoff • 2015
A grieving teen follows a suicide playlist into a web of bullying, secret identities, and revenge.
3.28
15k+
Playlist for the Dead Summary
Playlist for the Dead 87%
A grieving teen follows a suicide playlist into a web of bullying, secret identities, and revenge.
by Michelle Falkoff 2015
3.28
15k+ ratings
The Farewell Chronicles
by Anneli Rufus • 2005
Grief's ugly secret: behind the flowers and tears, a circus of shame, relief, greed, and guilt.
4.05
57
The Farewell Chronicles Summary
The Farewell Chronicles 87%
Grief's ugly secret: behind the flowers and tears, a circus of shame, relief, greed, and guilt.
by Anneli Rufus 2005
4.05
57 ratings
After Annie
by Anna Quindlen • 2024
Annie's death at dinner leaves her husband and teenage daughter struggling to keep the family whole.
3.98
38k+
After Annie Summary
After Annie 87%
Annie's death at dinner leaves her husband and teenage daughter struggling to keep the family whole.
by Anna Quindlen 2024
3.98
38k+ ratings
Resilient Grieving
by Lucy Hone • 2024
Resilience after loss is not a character trait. It's a skill set, and it's teachable.
4.29
861
Resilient Grieving Summary
Resilient Grieving 87%
Resilience after loss is not a character trait. It's a skill set, and it's teachable.
by Lucy Hone 2024
4.29
861 ratings
Forgiveness
by Marina Cantacuzino • 2022
Forgiveness can be a trap, a weapon, or a lifeline. The difference, told through real stories.
4.19
78
Forgiveness Summary
Forgiveness 87%
Forgiveness can be a trap, a weapon, or a lifeline. The difference, told through real stories.
by Marina Cantacuzino 2022
4.19
78 ratings
Forgiving Our Fathers and Mothers
by Leslie Leyland Fields • 2014
Bitterness toward your parents is a self-built prison. The escape route runs through grace.
4.26
306
Forgiving Our Fathers and Mothers Summary
Forgiving Our Fathers and Mothers 87%
Bitterness toward your parents is a self-built prison. The escape route runs through grace.
by Leslie Leyland Fields 2014
4.26
306 ratings
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