Bereavement

Peter McWilliams
Expanded edition of the bestselling book originally published in 1976. Describes medical and psychological advances in the treatment of loss, and the authors' own experiences. Mass Market Paperback, 1993. Available: USA.

Therese A. Rando, Ph.D.
Compassionate guide to coming to terms with the death of someone close to us. The author is a bereavement specialist and author of Loss And Anticipatory Grief. Bantam Books, 1991. Available: USA.

Paul Kent Froman
When someone you love dies of AIDS. Grief is not easy and too many of us bear it alone. Froman shows how to understand and accept the complicated feelings we may have following a friend's diagnosis or death from AIDS. Chronicle Books, 1992. Available: UK, USA.

Harriet Sarnoff Schiff
Clear insights and first-person stories of how a parent comes to terms with a child's death and supports surviving siblings. Published in 1977, this was one of the first books on parental bereavement, and it continues to be of great help to many. Viking Penguin, 1977. Available: UK, USA.

Judy Tatelbaum
An excellent guide to grief and its complications, showing how we can heal even years after a tragic loss. Contains not only advice on coping with a death, but also for resolving difficult feelings associated with major life change. Harper & Row, 1980. Available: UK, USA.

Deborah Davis
A sensitive book for parents and professionals which enhances their understanding of how parents can cope with the loss of an infant. Includes insightful quotes from parents who have suffered the loss of their infants and helpful advice from the author. Available: UK, USA.

Anne Brener
A guided journal for walking the mourner's path through grief to healing. Brener shows how to experience mourning as an integral part of our spiritual path and gives tools for healing useful for people of any faith. Jewish Lights, 1993. Available: UK, USA.