Books About Death or Grieving: Fiction

Fictional stories and novels about death, grief, sadness, and healing

Updated July 13, 2023
LINCC (Libraries in Clackamas County) Milwaukie Ledding Library
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The lovely bones : a novel
Sebold, Alice.
Paper Book
"My name was Salmon, like the fish; first name, Susie. I was fourteen when I was murdered on December 6, 1973." So begins the story of Susie Salmon, who is adjusting to her new home in heaven, a place that is not at all what she expected, even as she is watching life on earth continue...
The pilot's wife : a novel
Shreve, Anita.
Paper Book
Anita Shreve's hauntingly beautiful #1 bestseller and Oprah's Book Club selection about tragedy, grief, betrayal, and the 'impossibility of knowing another person.' As a pilot's wife, Kathryn has learned to expect both intense exhilaration and long periods alone,...
Good grief : a novel
Winston, Lolly.
Paper Book
A brilliantly funny and heartwarming debut about a young woman who stumbles, then fights to build a new life after the death of her husband. The perfect book for anyone who has ever been heartbroken, lost someone they loved, or eaten too many Oreos. Thirty-six...

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