Recommended Books
If you’re new to grieving, it might feel strange to actively seek out the same pain on hundreds of pages. But grief is a collective human experience, and you don't have to do it alone. When you’re ready, here is a selection of books on grief that open up honest discussions and may provide comfort during the grieving process.
To aid you on your healing journey, the books on this list are available to borrow at our funeral home.
It’s OK That You’re Not OK: Meeting Grief and Loss in a Culture That Doesn’t Understand
by Megan Devine
Healing After Loss: Daily Meditations for Working Through Grief - by Martha W. Hickman
Grief Day by Day - by Jan Warner
I Wasn’t Ready to Say Goodbye: Surviving, Coping and Healing After the Sudden Death of a Loved One
by Brook Noel
The Grieving Brain: The Surprising Science of How We Learn from Love and Loss
by Mary-Frances O’Connor
Grief Day by Day: Simple Practices and Daily Guidance for Living with Loss
by Jan Warner
Loss of a Parent: Adult Grief When Parents Die
by Theresa Jackson
Losing Your Parents, Finding Yourself: The Defining Turning Point of Adult Life
by Victoria Secunda
The Orphaned Adult: Understanding and Coping with Grief and Change After the Death of Our Parents
by Alexander Levy
Comfort for the Grieving Spouses Heart: Hope and Healing after Losing your Partner
by Gary Roe
Widow to Widow
by Genevieve Davis Ginsburg
The Widower’s Toolbox: Repairing Your Life After Losing a Spouse
by G.J Schaefer and Tom Bekkers
Surviving the Death of a Sibling: Living Through Grief When an Adult Brother or Sister Dies
by T.J. Wray
Shattered: Surviving the Loss of a Child
by Gary Roe
Beyond Tears: Living After Losing a Child
by Ellen Mitchell
The Invisible String
by Patrice Karst
The Good Mourning: A Kid’s Support Guide for Grief and Mourning Death
by Seldon Pedon II
