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The Garden of Small Beginnings
by Abbi Waxman • 2017
A widowed illustrator takes a gardening class and harvests an unexpected second chance at love.
3.92
25k+
The Garden of Small Beginnings Summary
The Garden of Small Beginnings 90%
A widowed illustrator takes a gardening class and harvests an unexpected second chance at love.
by Abbi Waxman 2017
3.92
25k+ ratings
Didn't See That Coming
by Rachel Hollis • 2020
Pain is mandatory. Suffering is negotiable. How to rebuild when everything collapses.
3.64
18k+
Didn't See That Coming Summary
Didn't See That Coming 89%
Pain is mandatory. Suffering is negotiable. How to rebuild when everything collapses.
by Rachel Hollis 2020
3.64
18k+ ratings
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 89%
Her son died. She said yes to a marriage she knew would fail. It saved her.
by Melody Beattie 2013
4.02
257 ratings
You Can Heal Your Heart
by Louise L. Hay • 2014
Your thoughts after loss can either trap you or free you. Here's the difference.
4.11
2k+
You Can Heal Your Heart Summary
You Can Heal Your Heart 89%
Your thoughts after loss can either trap you or free you. Here's the difference.
by Louise L. Hay 2014
4.11
2k+ ratings
One Long Weekend
by Shari Low • 2024
An Instagram plea for lost rings draws four strangers into a life-changing weekend in Glasgow.
4.44
15k+
One Long Weekend Summary
One Long Weekend 89%
An Instagram plea for lost rings draws four strangers into a life-changing weekend in Glasgow.
by Shari Low 2024
4.44
15k+ 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 89%
When reality cracks, four paths can lead you from anguish to a life worth living.
by Russ Harris 2011
4.08
2k+ ratings
The Last Letter of Rachel Ellsworth
by Barbara O'Neal • 2025
Two women fleeing the past follow a dead mother's letters around the world, seeking second chances.
4.35
16k+
The Last Letter of Rachel Ellsworth Summary
The Last Letter of Rachel Ellsworth 89%
Two women fleeing the past follow a dead mother's letters around the world, seeking second chances.
by Barbara O'Neal 2025
4.35
16k+ ratings
How to Fix a Broken Heart
by Guy Winch • 2018
Your brain treats heartbreak like drug withdrawal. So why does nobody tell you how to detox?
4.15
4k+
How to Fix a Broken Heart Summary
How to Fix a Broken Heart 89%
Your brain treats heartbreak like drug withdrawal. So why does nobody tell you how to detox?
by Guy Winch 2018
4.15
4k+ ratings
The House of New Beginnings
by Lucy Diamond • 2017
Three heartbroken women land in the same Brighton building. The right neighbors become family.
3.90
6k+
The House of New Beginnings Summary
The House of New Beginnings 88%
Three heartbroken women land in the same Brighton building. The right neighbors become family.
by Lucy Diamond 2017
3.90
6k+ ratings
If You're Happy
by Fiona Robertson • 2022
Sixteen stories of ordinary people who keep choosing happiness after life has broken their hearts.
4.27
138
If You're Happy Summary
If You're Happy 88%
Sixteen stories of ordinary people who keep choosing happiness after life has broken their hearts.
by Fiona Robertson 2022
4.27
138 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 88%
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
Finding Grace
by Loretta Rothschild • 2025
A widower falls for a woman who doesn't know she is his son's egg donor.
3.83
44k+
Finding Grace Summary
Finding Grace 88%
A widower falls for a woman who doesn't know she is his son's egg donor.
by Loretta Rothschild 2025
3.83
44k+ 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 88%
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
Gracie Harris Is Under Construction
by Kate Hash • 2025
Famous for grief, a widow escapes to a small town where a contractor rebuilds her heart.
4.07
2k+
Gracie Harris Is Under Construction Summary
Gracie Harris Is Under Construction 88%
Famous for grief, a widow escapes to a small town where a contractor rebuilds her heart.
by Kate Hash 2025
4.07
2k+ ratings
A Marriage at Sea
by Sophie Elmhirst • 2024
When a whale sinks your boat, survival depends on who's in the raft with you.
3.81
62k+
A Marriage at Sea Summary
A Marriage at Sea 88%
When a whale sinks your boat, survival depends on who's in the raft with you.
by Sophie Elmhirst 2024
3.81
62k+ 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
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 88%
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
Life and Other Near-Death Experiences
by Camille Pagán • 2015
Cancer diagnosis. Husband's coming out. She trades Chicago for a tiny Caribbean island.
3.88
37k+
Life and Other Near-Death Experiences Summary
Life and Other Near-Death Experiences 88%
Cancer diagnosis. Husband's coming out. She trades Chicago for a tiny Caribbean island.
by Camille Pagán 2015
3.88
37k+ ratings
Finding Peace, One Piece at a Time
by Rachel Blythe Kodanaz • 2019
What to do with everything they left behind: a guide to sorting, sharing, and letting go.
4.60
20
Finding Peace, One Piece at a Time Summary
Finding Peace, One Piece at a Time 88%
What to do with everything they left behind: a guide to sorting, sharing, and letting go.
by Rachel Blythe Kodanaz 2019
4.60
20 ratings
Tough Love
by Melanie A. Smith • 2021
A jaded lawyer caring for her dying grandmother falls for the guarded doctor next door.
4.07
194
Tough Love Summary
Tough Love 88%
A jaded lawyer caring for her dying grandmother falls for the guarded doctor next door.
by Melanie A. Smith 2021
4.07
194 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
Flying on the Inside
by Rachel Gotto • 2021
Cancer, drowning, brain surgery: none of it prepared her for the benzodiazepine withdrawal.
3.88
3k+
Flying on the Inside Summary
Flying on the Inside 88%
Cancer, drowning, brain surgery: none of it prepared her for the benzodiazepine withdrawal.
by Rachel Gotto 2021
3.88
3k+ ratings
After You
by Jojo Moyes • 2016
Louisa Clark is still grieving Will Traynor. Then his secret daughter lands on her doorstep.
3.75
425k+
After You Summary
After You 88%
Louisa Clark is still grieving Will Traynor. Then his secret daughter lands on her doorstep.
by Jojo Moyes 2016
3.75
425k+ ratings
Blind Curves
by Linda Crill • 2013
At 57, widowed and terrified, she learned to ride a motorcycle. Then she rode 2,500 miles.
3.62
149
Blind Curves Summary
Blind Curves 88%
At 57, widowed and terrified, she learned to ride a motorcycle. Then she rode 2,500 miles.
by Linda Crill 2013
3.62
149 ratings
Ashes of Life
by Erica Lucke Dean • 2015
After her parents' sudden death, a grieving teen is trapped living with the stepmother she resents.
4.07
1k+
Ashes of Life Summary
Ashes of Life 88%
After her parents' sudden death, a grieving teen is trapped living with the stepmother she resents.
by Erica Lucke Dean 2015
4.07
1k+ 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
Out of the Woods
by Hannah Bonam-Young • 2025
High school sweethearts now crumbling enter a wilderness retreat with no phones no sex no pretense
3.85
50k+
Out of the Woods Summary
Out of the Woods 88%
High school sweethearts now crumbling enter a wilderness retreat with no phones no sex no pretense
by Hannah Bonam-Young 2025
3.85
50k+ ratings
LeaderShift
by Orrin Woodward • 2013
Divorced at fifty, a writer navigates dating apps, younger men, and the cost of staying visible.
4.39
1k+
LeaderShift Summary
LeaderShift 88%
Divorced at fifty, a writer navigates dating apps, younger men, and the cost of staying visible.
by Orrin Woodward 2013
4.39
1k+ ratings
In Search of Silence
by Poorna Bell • 2019
A widow quit the life script. In silence, she found what she actually wanted.
4.03
425
In Search of Silence Summary
In Search of Silence 88%
A widow quit the life script. In silence, she found what she actually wanted.
by Poorna Bell 2019
4.03
425 ratings
Somewhere in the Sunset
by Estelle Maskame • 2024
She's nursing a breakup. He's hiding his. One shared Uber ride, and suddenly healing feels possible.
3.52
2k+
Somewhere in the Sunset Summary
Somewhere in the Sunset 88%
She's nursing a breakup. He's hiding his. One shared Uber ride, and suddenly healing feels possible.
by Estelle Maskame 2024
3.52
2k+ 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
For You
by Jodi Ellen Malpas • 2023
Her honeymoon ends in a hospital. Years later, a stranger's love makes her question her vows.
4.61
2k+
For You Summary
For You 88%
Her honeymoon ends in a hospital. Years later, a stranger's love makes her question her vows.
by Jodi Ellen Malpas 2023
4.61
2k+ ratings
Love Lost, Love Found
by Tatiana Jerome • 2017
Heal the breakup, rebuild your standards, and open your heart again: the full recovery roadmap.
3.63
115
Love Lost, Love Found Summary
Love Lost, Love Found 88%
Heal the breakup, rebuild your standards, and open your heart again: the full recovery roadmap.
by Tatiana Jerome 2017
3.63
115 ratings
Finding Your Own North Star
by Martha N. Beck • 1997
Your body already knows your purpose. The four stages of hearing it clearly.
4.02
8k+
Finding Your Own North Star Summary
Finding Your Own North Star 88%
Your body already knows your purpose. The four stages of hearing it clearly.
by Martha N. Beck 1997
4.02
8k+ 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 88%
Heal grief through the afterlife: signs, forgiveness, and contact with those you've lost.
by Mark Anthony 2011
4.54
278 ratings
When Life Hits Hard
by Russ Harris • 2021
Grief is not a fight to win. Make space for pain, then rebuild around what matters.
4.44
176
When Life Hits Hard Summary
When Life Hits Hard 88%
Grief is not a fight to win. Make space for pain, then rebuild around what matters.
by Russ Harris 2021
4.44
176 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? 88%
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 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 88%
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
Float Plan
by Trish Doller • 2021
A woman grieving her fiancé's suicide sails alone. An Irish sailor with a prosthetic joins her.
3.94
35k+
Float Plan Summary
Float Plan 88%
A woman grieving her fiancé's suicide sails alone. An Irish sailor with a prosthetic joins her.
by Trish Doller 2021
3.94
35k+ ratings
Wild Card
by Maggie C. Gates • 2021
When her fiancé is killed, a pregnant woman moves onto a widowed detective's houseboat.
4.20
3k+
Wild Card Summary
Wild Card 88%
When her fiancé is killed, a pregnant woman moves onto a widowed detective's houseboat.
by Maggie C. Gates 2021
4.20
3k+ 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 88%
Most grief advice makes things worse. A field guide for living with what cannot be fixed.
by Megan Devine 2017
4.35
15k+ ratings
Getting Past Your Breakup
by Susan J. Elliott • 2009
The breakup recovery method: why contact stalls healing, and the inner work that fills the silence.
4.18
2k+
Getting Past Your Breakup Summary
Getting Past Your Breakup 88%
The breakup recovery method: why contact stalls healing, and the inner work that fills the silence.
by Susan J. Elliott 2009
4.18
2k+ ratings
The Trick to Time
by Kit de Waal • 2018
An Irish dollmaker crafts weighted babies for grieving mothers. Her own daughter was stillborn.
3.93
2k+
The Trick to Time Summary
The Trick to Time 88%
An Irish dollmaker crafts weighted babies for grieving mothers. Her own daughter was stillborn.
by Kit de Waal 2018
3.93
2k+ 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
When I Awake
by Dani Atkins • 2023
She lost ten years. Her fiancé married her best friend. Her daughter calls someone else Mom.
4.30
1k+
When I Awake Summary
When I Awake 88%
She lost ten years. Her fiancé married her best friend. Her daughter calls someone else Mom.
by Dani Atkins 2023
4.30
1k+ ratings
The Labors of Hercules Beal
by Gary D. Schmidt • 2023
A grieving boy named Hercules is assigned the hero's twelve labors as a seventh-grade project.
4.48
8k+
The Labors of Hercules Beal Summary
The Labors of Hercules Beal 88%
A grieving boy named Hercules is assigned the hero's twelve labors as a seventh-grade project.
by Gary D. Schmidt 2023
4.48
8k+ ratings
Shark Heart
by Emily Habeck • 2023
Her husband turns into a great white shark. Their love story has an expiration date.
3.94
95k+
Shark Heart Summary
Shark Heart 88%
Her husband turns into a great white shark. Their love story has an expiration date.
by Emily Habeck 2023
3.94
95k+ ratings
Waking Up in Paris
by Sonia Choquette • 2018
Divorced and alone in Paris, she confronts the one person she never learned to love: herself.
3.86
782
Waking Up in Paris Summary
Waking Up in Paris 88%
Divorced and alone in Paris, she confronts the one person she never learned to love: herself.
by Sonia Choquette 2018
3.86
782 ratings
A Widow's Story
by Joyce Carol Oates • 2011
Her husband of 48 years dies overnight. That morning, a call: she might have won the Nobel.
3.76
4k+
A Widow's Story Summary
A Widow's Story 88%
Her husband of 48 years dies overnight. That morning, a call: she might have won the Nobel.
by Joyce Carol Oates 2011
3.76
4k+ 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 88%
Suffering is guaranteed. The humility, forgiveness, and connection that transform it are not.
by Steve Leder 2017
4.30
1k+ ratings
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