Living With Bereavement
by Sue Mayfield
GoodBookStall Review:
I approached this book with interest and hesitation: having lost an eighteen year old daughter in a car accident a few years ago there was a mixture of wondering if there were some tips for me, reassuring echoes or whether I’d feel patronised and possibly cross. I’m glad to say my reaction was only positive. As Sue reiterates all bereavement is unique but there are common strands; no one needs to feel they’ve ‘done it’ right or wrong. Some sections of the book will be spot on for some, whereas others will pass over to another, but there is something here for everyone bereaved, whatever their specific circumstances. The focus is on the responses and coping mechanisms of those who have been bereaved so, for example, the section on funerals is not a check list of things to be done. This is a dipping in book rather than a read through in one; something to go to when one hits another wave of emotion. It would also provide helpful insights to those journeying alongside a bereaved friend.
Reviewer: Rachel Maurice (17/02/09)
I approached this book with interest and hesitation: having lost an eighteen year old daughter in a car accident a few years ago there was a mixture of wondering if there were some tips for me, reassuring echoes or whether I’d feel patronised and possibly cross. I’m glad to say my reaction was only positive. As Sue reiterates all bereavement is unique but there are common strands; no one needs to feel they’ve ‘done it’ right or wrong. Some sections of the book will be spot on for some, whereas others will pass over to another, but there is something here for everyone bereaved, whatever their specific circumstances. The focus is on the responses and coping mechanisms of those who have been bereaved so, for example, the section on funerals is not a check list of things to be done. This is a dipping in book rather than a read through in one; something to go to when one hits another wave of emotion. It would also provide helpful insights to those journeying alongside a bereaved friend.
Reviewer: Rachel Maurice (17/02/09)
