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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 90%
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
I'm Sorry for My Loss
by Rebecca Little and Colleen Long • 2024
No shared word for pregnancy loss, and the law can't tell a miscarriage from a crime.
4.34
4k+
I'm Sorry for My Loss Summary
I'm Sorry for My Loss 90%
No shared word for pregnancy loss, and the law can't tell a miscarriage from a crime.
by Rebecca Little and Colleen Long 2024
4.34
4k+ 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 89%
A mother vanishes, leaving her daughter folk songs, rituals, and an unanswerable question.
by Siân Hughes 2023
3.84
7k+ ratings
Someday, Maybe
by Onyi Nwabineli • 2022
After her husband's suicide, Eve must endure his mother's blame and an unexpected pregnancy.
3.88
15k+
Someday, Maybe Summary
Someday, Maybe 89%
After her husband's suicide, Eve must endure his mother's blame and an unexpected pregnancy.
by Onyi Nwabineli 2022
3.88
15k+ 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 89%
The worst loss has no name. After both sons die by suicide, a novelist inhabits it.
by Yiyun Li 2025
4.34
15k+ ratings
The Child in Time
by Ian McEwan • 1987
A children's author searches for his vanished daughter while time and memory warp around him.
3.58
15k+
The Child in Time Summary
The Child in Time 89%
A children's author searches for his vanished daughter while time and memory warp around him.
by Ian McEwan 1987
3.58
15k+ 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 89%
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
Los seres queridos
by Berta Dávila • 2022
An unexpected pregnancy forces a mother to confront the ambivalence she has never spoken aloud.
4.01
871
Los seres queridos Summary
Los seres queridos 89%
An unexpected pregnancy forces a mother to confront the ambivalence she has never spoken aloud.
by Berta Dávila 2022
4.01
871 ratings
Where Reasons End
by Yiyun Li • 2019
After her son's suicide, a mother conjures him in conversation, testing what words can hold.
3.77
6k+
Where Reasons End Summary
Where Reasons End 89%
After her son's suicide, a mother conjures him in conversation, testing what words can hold.
by Yiyun Li 2019
3.77
6k+ ratings
If Only I Had Told Her
by Laura Nowlin • 2024
Childhood best friends. A long-awaited confession. Then a car crash that leaves one of them behind.
3.85
210k+
If Only I Had Told Her Summary
If Only I Had Told Her 89%
Childhood best friends. A long-awaited confession. Then a car crash that leaves one of them behind.
by Laura Nowlin 2024
3.85
210k+ 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
High Risk
by Chavi Eve Karkowsky • 2020
A maternal-fetal doctor on the racial gaps, ethical traps, and tragedies inside high-risk pregnancy.
4.39
803
High Risk Summary
High Risk 88%
A maternal-fetal doctor on the racial gaps, ethical traps, and tragedies inside high-risk pregnancy.
by Chavi Eve Karkowsky 2020
4.39
803 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
The Life We Almost Had
by Amelia Henley • 2020
A wife enters her comatose husband's mind for a glimpse of the child they never had.
3.81
1k+
The Life We Almost Had Summary
The Life We Almost Had 88%
A wife enters her comatose husband's mind for a glimpse of the child they never had.
by Amelia Henley 2020
3.81
1k+ 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
A Million Dreams
by Dani Atkins • 2019
A widow's embryo was mistakenly implanted in another woman, and her son is raised by strangers.
4.41
5k+
A Million Dreams Summary
A Million Dreams 88%
A widow's embryo was mistakenly implanted in another woman, and her son is raised by strangers.
by Dani Atkins 2019
4.41
5k+ 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
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
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 88%
Her son died. She said yes to a marriage she knew would fail. It saved her.
by Melody Beattie 2013
4.02
257 ratings
The Name of the World
by Denis Johnson • 2000
A grieving professor perfects the art of being unseen, until a bold young cellist demands otherwise.
3.55
3k+
The Name of the World Summary
The Name of the World 88%
A grieving professor perfects the art of being unseen, until a bold young cellist demands otherwise.
by Denis Johnson 2000
3.55
3k+ 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 88%
A Buddhist scholar thought he understood impermanence. Then his wife died.
by Guy Newland 2016
3.96
130 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
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
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
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 88%
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
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
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 87%
365 books, 365 days, one sister gone: the reading year that became a roadmap through loss.
by Nina Sankovitch 2011
3.48
7k+ ratings
Hamnet
by Maggie O'Farrell • 2020
After her son dies of plague, her husband writes Hamlet and buries his grief on stage.
4.21
437k+
Hamnet Summary
Hamnet 87%
After her son dies of plague, her husband writes Hamlet and buries his grief on stage.
by Maggie O'Farrell 2020
4.21
437k+ ratings
Grief Is for People
by Sloane Crosley • 2024
A burglar took her jewelry. A suicide took her friend. Only one loss she could chase.
3.83
18k+
Grief Is for People Summary
Grief Is for People 87%
A burglar took her jewelry. A suicide took her friend. Only one loss she could chase.
by Sloane Crosley 2024
3.83
18k+ 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
The Year of Magical Thinking
by Joan Didion • 2005
Sudden death shatters reason. The irrational rituals grief demands, observed by a master stylist.
3.93
308k+
The Year of Magical Thinking Summary
The Year of Magical Thinking 87%
Sudden death shatters reason. The irrational rituals grief demands, observed by a master stylist.
by Joan Didion 2005
3.93
308k+ ratings
Choosing to SEE
by Mary Beth Chapman • 2010
A driveway accident. A sister dead. Her teenage brother behind the wheel. Faith that held.
4.29
15k+
Choosing to SEE Summary
Choosing to SEE 87%
A driveway accident. A sister dead. Her teenage brother behind the wheel. Faith that held.
by Mary Beth Chapman 2010
4.29
15k+ 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 87%
Death teaches how to truly live: a rabbi's wisdom from a thousand deaths.
by Steve Leder 2021
4.44
3k+ ratings
The Most Beautiful
by Mayte Garcia • 2017
129 shows, a secret wedding, a lost baby, a sudden death: his wife finally tells her story.
4.13
7k+
The Most Beautiful Summary
The Most Beautiful 87%
129 shows, a secret wedding, a lost baby, a sudden death: his wife finally tells her story.
by Mayte Garcia 2017
4.13
7k+ ratings
A Grief Observed
by C.S. Lewis • 1961
A believer's unsparing grief journal: God is absent, memory lies, and platitudes make it worse.
4.22
98k+
A Grief Observed Summary
A Grief Observed 87%
A believer's unsparing grief journal: God is absent, memory lies, and platitudes make it worse.
by C.S. Lewis 1961
4.22
98k+ ratings
A Mouthful of Air
by Amy Koppelman • 2022
She stopped her medication to breastfeed. The silence that followed was fatal.
3.37
41
A Mouthful of Air Summary
A Mouthful of Air 87%
She stopped her medication to breastfeed. The silence that followed was fatal.
by Amy Koppelman 2022
3.37
41 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 87%
No stages, no timelines: a year of daily comfort for grieving your own way.
by Shelby Forsythia 2020
4.34
159 ratings
The Chronology of Water
by Lidia Yuknavitch • 2011
A swimmer's body remembered the abuse, the addiction, the stillbirth. One day she wrote it.
4.19
18k+
The Chronology of Water Summary
The Chronology of Water 87%
A swimmer's body remembered the abuse, the addiction, the stillbirth. One day she wrote it.
by Lidia Yuknavitch 2011
4.19
18k+ 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
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 87%
Grief has no stages, no timetable, no map. A guide to mourning your own way.
by Kenneth J. Doka 2015
4.04
174 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
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 87%
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
by Danielle Steel • 1986
When death steals his sister, a pregnant stranger becomes his family's only hope.
3.99
21k+
The Gift Summary
The Gift 87%
When death steals his sister, a pregnant stranger becomes his family's only hope.
by Danielle Steel 1986
3.99
21k+ ratings
The Psychology of Grief
by Richard Gross • 2018
Grief has no stages, no timeline, no closure. What actually shapes how we adapt to loss.
3.66
38
The Psychology of Grief Summary
The Psychology of Grief 87%
Grief has no stages, no timeline, no closure. What actually shapes how we adapt to loss.
by Richard Gross 2018
3.66
38 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 87%
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
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
Everybody Died, So I Got a Dog
by Emily Dean • 2019
Her family was allergic to stability and dogs. When they died, she finally got one.
4.23
3k+
Everybody Died, So I Got a Dog Summary
Everybody Died, So I Got a Dog 87%
Her family was allergic to stability and dogs. When they died, she finally got one.
by Emily Dean 2019
4.23
3k+ ratings
Told You So
by Mayci Neeley • 2025
Caught between her boyfriend's abuse and her church, a young Mormon athlete fights to survive.
3.60
45k+
Told You So Summary
Told You So 87%
Caught between her boyfriend's abuse and her church, a young Mormon athlete fights to survive.
by Mayci Neeley 2025
3.60
45k+ ratings
Blue Sisters
by Coco Mellors • 2024
Three sisters reunite after the fourth's overdose. Grief binds them. Secrets could break them.
3.90
336k+
Blue Sisters Summary
Blue Sisters 87%
Three sisters reunite after the fourth's overdose. Grief binds them. Secrets could break them.
by Coco Mellors 2024
3.90
336k+ 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 87%
A son tends his dying father, a gardener, finding that stories root where words cannot.
by Georgi Gospodinov 2024
4.44
13k+ ratings
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