Book Recommendations for Grievers
In the immediacy of loss, I recommend reading a romance or fiction novel that touches on the type of loss you are navigating. You could call this parallel processing—a way of processing aspects of what you are living through in your own life by way of someone else’s.
You can’t educate yourself out of loss, or out of grief, which is why I recommend waiting a bit before delving into educational material. So while you are going through it, now is the time to approach with a light touch.
You can sort through this database by type of loss. Choose an option from the dropdown and the database will only show you matching books!
Type of Loss
- CFS 1
- CPTSD 3
- Cancer 1
- Child Loss 2
- Childhood Friend's Death 1
- Chronic Illness 1
- Deathloss 10
- Deathworker 1
- Divorce 3
- Existential Pain 1
- Family Dysfunction 2
- Father Loss 7
- Grandparent Loss 1
- Hate Crime 1
- House Fire 1
- Husband Loss 2
- Identity 1
- Infertility 2
- Infidelity 2
- LGBTQIA+ 1
- Law Enforcement Loss 1
- Loneliness 2
- Loss of Home 1
- Mother Loss 4
- Mother Wound 5
- Multiples: Twins 1
- Neglect 1
- Race 1
- Regret 1
- Shadowloss 16
- Suicide 1
- When Professionals Grieve 1
- Widow 5
- Wildfire 1
You may never forget, but you can heal.
New York Times bestselling ghostwriter, Samantha Rose, steps out of the shadows to unravel the mystery surrounding her mother’s suicide. What begins as a solitary journey of grief shifts form when her mother slips back from the darkness beyond to reconcile her irreversible choice. Raw, deeply revealing, and with resilient humor throughout, Giving Up the Ghost explores the layered complexity of mental health, the love between mothers and daughters, and how, in the aftermath of inconceivable loss, we can release our inner ghosts and write a new story for ourselves.