Books About Death or Grieving: Nonfiction

True stories of loss and recovery, plus science and support

Updated June 7, 2023
LINCC (Libraries in Clackamas County) Milwaukie Ledding Library
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The elements : a widowhood
Lister, Kat
Paper Book
What does it mean to become a widow at 35?In her mid-thirties Kat Lister lost her husband to brain cancer. After five years of being a wife and one of being a carer, in love and in and out of hospitals, she became a widow.In the year following his death Kat seeks refuge in stories of grief...
In love : a memoir of love and loss
Bloom, Amy
Paper Book
An astonishing and brave memoir of life, love, and assisted death, from the author of White Houses.
When breath becomes air
Kalanithi, Paul
Paper Book
** SUNDAY TIMES NUMBER ONE BESTSELLER** 'Rattling. Heartbreaking. Beautiful.' Atul Gawande, bestselling author of Being Mortal At the age of thirty-six, on the verge of completing a decade's training as a neurosurgeon, Paul Kalanithi was...
The year of magical thinking
Didion, Joan.
Paper Book
Introducing the Collins Modern Classics, a series featuring some of the most significant books of recent times, books that shed light on the human experience - classics which will endure for generations to come. A single person is missing for you, and the whole world is empty...

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