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Tolstoy and the Purple Chair
by Nina Sankovitch • 2011
365 books, 365 days, one sister gone: the reading year that became a roadmap through loss.
3.48
7k+
Tolstoy and the Purple Chair Summary
Tolstoy and the Purple Chair 93%
365 books, 365 days, one sister gone: the reading year that became a roadmap through loss.
by Nina Sankovitch 2011
3.48
7k+ ratings
Things in Nature Merely Grow
by Yiyun Li • 2025
The worst loss has no name. After both sons die by suicide, a novelist inhabits it.
4.34
15k+
Things in Nature Merely Grow Summary
Things in Nature Merely Grow 93%
The worst loss has no name. After both sons die by suicide, a novelist inhabits it.
by Yiyun Li 2025
4.34
15k+ ratings
Everybody Died, So I Got a Dog
by Emily Dean • 2019
Her family was allergic to stability and dogs. When they died, she finally got one.
4.23
3k+
Everybody Died, So I Got a Dog Summary
Everybody Died, So I Got a Dog 93%
Her family was allergic to stability and dogs. When they died, she finally got one.
by Emily Dean 2019
4.23
3k+ ratings
A Widow's Story
by Joyce Carol Oates • 2011
Her husband of 48 years dies overnight. That morning, a call: she might have won the Nobel.
3.76
4k+
A Widow's Story Summary
A Widow's Story 93%
Her husband of 48 years dies overnight. That morning, a call: she might have won the Nobel.
by Joyce Carol Oates 2011
3.76
4k+ ratings
Grief Is for People
by Sloane Crosley • 2024
A burglar took her jewelry. A suicide took her friend. Only one loss she could chase.
3.83
18k+
Grief Is for People Summary
Grief Is for People 93%
A burglar took her jewelry. A suicide took her friend. Only one loss she could chase.
by Sloane Crosley 2024
3.83
18k+ ratings
The Year of Magical Thinking
by Joan Didion • 2005
Sudden death shatters reason. The irrational rituals grief demands, observed by a master stylist.
3.93
308k+
The Year of Magical Thinking Summary
The Year of Magical Thinking 93%
Sudden death shatters reason. The irrational rituals grief demands, observed by a master stylist.
by Joan Didion 2005
3.93
308k+ ratings
A Matter of Death and Life
by Irvin D. Yalom • 2021
A dying woman and her psychiatrist husband trade chapters. When her voice stops, his grief begins.
4.40
10k+
A Matter of Death and Life Summary
A Matter of Death and Life 93%
A dying woman and her psychiatrist husband trade chapters. When her voice stops, his grief begins.
by Irvin D. Yalom 2021
4.40
10k+ ratings
The Widow's Guide to Dead Bastards
by Jessica Waite • 2024
Her husband died without warning. Then his phone revealed the stranger she'd been married to.
3.53
4k+
The Widow's Guide to Dead Bastards Summary
The Widow's Guide to Dead Bastards 93%
Her husband died without warning. Then his phone revealed the stranger she'd been married to.
by Jessica Waite 2024
3.53
4k+ ratings
A Heartbreaking Work of Staggering Genius
by Dave Eggers • 2000
Orphaned at 21, raising his 8-year-old brother: a grief memoir that knows it's a memoir.
3.69
184k+
A Heartbreaking Work of Staggering Genius Summary
A Heartbreaking Work of Staggering Genius 93%
Orphaned at 21, raising his 8-year-old brother: a grief memoir that knows it's a memoir.
by Dave Eggers 2000
3.69
184k+ ratings
A Heart That Works
by Rob Delaney • 2022
Henry was diagnosed at one, dead by two. His father, a comedian, tells what happened in between.
4.62
35k+
A Heart That Works Summary
A Heart That Works 92%
Henry was diagnosed at one, dead by two. His father, a comedian, tells what happened in between.
by Rob Delaney 2022
4.62
35k+ ratings
Another Bullshit Night in Suck City
by Nick Flynn • 2004
His estranged father walked into the shelter where he worked. Helping him meant becoming him.
3.80
12k+
Another Bullshit Night in Suck City Summary
Another Bullshit Night in Suck City 92%
His estranged father walked into the shelter where he worked. Helping him meant becoming him.
by Nick Flynn 2004
3.80
12k+ ratings
Dead Mom Walking
by Rachel Matlow • 2020
Elaine chose juice cleanses over chemotherapy. Her daughter documented the disaster with dark humor.
4.14
687
Dead Mom Walking Summary
Dead Mom Walking 92%
Elaine chose juice cleanses over chemotherapy. Her daughter documented the disaster with dark humor.
by Rachel Matlow 2020
4.14
687 ratings
Life After Suicide
by Jennifer Ashton • 2019
A husband's suicide, a doctor's grief: finding the way through a loss nobody talks about.
3.83
934
Life After Suicide Summary
Life After Suicide 92%
A husband's suicide, a doctor's grief: finding the way through a loss nobody talks about.
by Jennifer Ashton 2019
3.83
934 ratings
Ghost Rider
by Neil Peart • 2002
Two deaths in a year. One motorcycle. 55,000 miles, and grief refused to be left behind.
4.12
7k+
Ghost Rider Summary
Ghost Rider 92%
Two deaths in a year. One motorcycle. 55,000 miles, and grief refused to be left behind.
by Neil Peart 2002
4.12
7k+ ratings
The Chronology of Water
by Lidia Yuknavitch • 2011
A swimmer's body remembered the abuse, the addiction, the stillbirth. One day she wrote it.
4.19
18k+
The Chronology of Water Summary
The Chronology of Water 92%
A swimmer's body remembered the abuse, the addiction, the stillbirth. One day she wrote it.
by Lidia Yuknavitch 2011
4.19
18k+ ratings
The Lessons of Love
by Melody Beattie • 2013
Her son died. She said yes to a marriage she knew would fail. It saved her.
4.02
257
The Lessons of Love Summary
The Lessons of Love 92%
Her son died. She said yes to a marriage she knew would fail. It saved her.
by Melody Beattie 2013
4.02
257 ratings
Between Two Kingdoms
by Suleika Jaouad • 2021
After leukemia, a 15,000-mile road trip to meet the strangers whose letters kept her alive.
4.42
130k+
Between Two Kingdoms Summary
Between Two Kingdoms 92%
After leukemia, a 15,000-mile road trip to meet the strangers whose letters kept her alive.
by Suleika Jaouad 2021
4.42
130k+ ratings
It's OK That You're Not OK
by Megan Devine • 2017
Most grief advice makes things worse. A field guide for living with what cannot be fixed.
4.35
15k+
It's OK That You're Not OK Summary
It's OK That You're Not OK 92%
Most grief advice makes things worse. A field guide for living with what cannot be fixed.
by Megan Devine 2017
4.35
15k+ ratings
Grief Works
by Julia Samuel • 2018
The stages are a myth: what a therapist's grieving patients actually needed to hear.
3.98
2k+
Grief Works Summary
Grief Works 92%
The stages are a myth: what a therapist's grieving patients actually needed to hear.
by Julia Samuel 2018
3.98
2k+ ratings
Boy Meets Depression
by Kevin Breel • 2015
Hobbs Street looked normal from the outside. Inside, a kid was falling apart.
3.82
873
Boy Meets Depression Summary
Boy Meets Depression 92%
Hobbs Street looked normal from the outside. Inside, a kid was falling apart.
by Kevin Breel 2015
3.82
873 ratings
Darkness Visible
by William Styron • 1990
Depression is not sadness. A Pulitzer-winning novelist on the illness that feels like drowning.
3.99
32k+
Darkness Visible Summary
Darkness Visible 92%
Depression is not sadness. A Pulitzer-winning novelist on the illness that feels like drowning.
by William Styron 1990
3.99
32k+ ratings
I Must Say
by Martin Short • 2014
Orphaned at twenty, widowed decades later. The memoir that reveals grief as just another tough room.
4.12
19k+
I Must Say Summary
I Must Say 92%
Orphaned at twenty, widowed decades later. The memoir that reveals grief as just another tough room.
by Martin Short 2014
4.12
19k+ ratings
Nothing Holds Back the Night
by Delphine de Vigan • 2011
After her mother died, a daughter unpacks the delusions and the family secrets that fueled them.
4.35
25k+
Nothing Holds Back the Night Summary
Nothing Holds Back the Night 92%
After her mother died, a daughter unpacks the delusions and the family secrets that fueled them.
by Delphine de Vigan 2011
4.35
25k+ ratings
Birds Art Life Death
by Kyo Maclear • 2017
As her father faded, a writer watched city birds. Small things, closely seen, restored her life.
4.00
4k+
Birds Art Life Death Summary
Birds Art Life Death 91%
As her father faded, a writer watched city birds. Small things, closely seen, restored her life.
by Kyo Maclear 2017
4.00
4k+ ratings
A Hole in the World
by Amanda Held Opelt • 2022
We lost the rituals that made grief survivable. This is the blueprint for getting them back.
4.43
800
A Hole in the World Summary
A Hole in the World 91%
We lost the rituals that made grief survivable. This is the blueprint for getting them back.
by Amanda Held Opelt 2022
4.43
800 ratings
Grief Is Love
by Marisa Renee Lee • 2022
Grief is not a disease to cure but love repurposed. A guide to giving it room.
4.15
3k+
Grief Is Love Summary
Grief Is Love 91%
Grief is not a disease to cure but love repurposed. A guide to giving it room.
by Marisa Renee Lee 2022
4.15
3k+ ratings
The Beauty of What Remains
by Steve Leder • 2021
Death teaches how to truly live: a rabbi's wisdom from a thousand deaths.
4.44
3k+
The Beauty of What Remains Summary
The Beauty of What Remains 91%
Death teaches how to truly live: a rabbi's wisdom from a thousand deaths.
by Steve Leder 2021
4.44
3k+ ratings
Getting Grief Right
by Patrick O’Malley Ph.D. • 2017
The five stages misread grief. Your own story matters more than any stage.
4.45
182
Getting Grief Right Summary
Getting Grief Right 91%
The five stages misread grief. Your own story matters more than any stage.
by Patrick O’Malley Ph.D. 2017
4.45
182 ratings
On Grief and Grieving
by Elisabeth Kübler-Ross • 2005
Grief has no timeline. A framework that helps you move through chaos toward meaning, not closure.
4.32
5k+
On Grief and Grieving Summary
On Grief and Grieving 91%
Grief has no timeline. A framework that helps you move through chaos toward meaning, not closure.
by Elisabeth Kübler-Ross 2005
4.32
5k+ ratings
Lost & Found
by Kathryn Schulz • 2022
A father lost, a wife found: the discovery that grief and joy are not opposites.
4.11
10k+
Lost & Found Summary
Lost & Found 91%
A father lost, a wife found: the discovery that grief and joy are not opposites.
by Kathryn Schulz 2022
4.11
10k+ ratings
A Little Bit Broken
by Roz Weston • 2022
Burning himself brought the only peace he knew. Then fatherhood asked for something harder.
4.25
1k+
A Little Bit Broken Summary
A Little Bit Broken 91%
Burning himself brought the only peace he knew. Then fatherhood asked for something harder.
by Roz Weston 2022
4.25
1k+ ratings
A Buddhist Grief Observed
by Guy Newland • 2016
A Buddhist scholar thought he understood impermanence. Then his wife died.
3.96
130
A Buddhist Grief Observed Summary
A Buddhist Grief Observed 91%
A Buddhist scholar thought he understood impermanence. Then his wife died.
by Guy Newland 2016
3.96
130 ratings
In Search of Silence
by Poorna Bell • 2019
A widow quit the life script. In silence, she found what she actually wanted.
4.03
425
In Search of Silence Summary
In Search of Silence 91%
A widow quit the life script. In silence, she found what she actually wanted.
by Poorna Bell 2019
4.03
425 ratings
Grief One Day at a Time
by Alan D. Wolfelt • 2016
Grief's daily companion: 365 meditations that turn small daily steps into a path back to life.
4.61
203
Grief One Day at a Time Summary
Grief One Day at a Time 91%
Grief's daily companion: 365 meditations that turn small daily steps into a path back to life.
by Alan D. Wolfelt 2016
4.61
203 ratings
The Rumi Prescription
by Melody Moezzi • 2020
When pills weren't enough, a 13th-century poet's words became her bipolar survival guide.
4.18
603
The Rumi Prescription Summary
The Rumi Prescription 91%
When pills weren't enough, a 13th-century poet's words became her bipolar survival guide.
by Melody Moezzi 2020
4.18
603 ratings
Any Ordinary Day
by Leigh Sales • 2018
A journalist discovers that the most resilient people do not overcome tragedy: they absorb it.
4.13
17k+
Any Ordinary Day Summary
Any Ordinary Day 91%
A journalist discovers that the most resilient people do not overcome tragedy: they absorb it.
by Leigh Sales 2018
4.13
17k+ ratings
Find the Good
by Heather Lende • 2015
An obituary writer finds the secret to a good life hidden in messy, ordinary deaths she chronicles.
3.76
6k+
Find the Good Summary
Find the Good 91%
An obituary writer finds the secret to a good life hidden in messy, ordinary deaths she chronicles.
by Heather Lende 2015
3.76
6k+ ratings
Good Grief
by Theresa Caputo • 2017
Your dead loved ones are still here. A famous medium shows you how to notice their signs.
4.12
943
Good Grief Summary
Good Grief 91%
Your dead loved ones are still here. A famous medium shows you how to notice their signs.
by Theresa Caputo 2017
4.12
943 ratings
Briefly Perfectly Human
by Alua Arthur • 2024
The dying know what matters. A death doula shares their lessons for living without regret.
4.19
6k+
Briefly Perfectly Human Summary
Briefly Perfectly Human 91%
The dying know what matters. A death doula shares their lessons for living without regret.
by Alua Arthur 2024
4.19
6k+ ratings
In Love
by Amy Bloom • 2022
He chose to die before Alzheimer's took his mind. Their final trip together: Zurich.
4.26
26k+
In Love Summary
In Love 91%
He chose to die before Alzheimer's took his mind. Their final trip together: Zurich.
by Amy Bloom 2022
4.26
26k+ ratings
A Grief Observed
by C.S. Lewis • 1961
A believer's unsparing grief journal: God is absent, memory lies, and platitudes make it worse.
4.22
98k+
A Grief Observed Summary
A Grief Observed 91%
A believer's unsparing grief journal: God is absent, memory lies, and platitudes make it worse.
by C.S. Lewis 1961
4.22
98k+ ratings
The Story You Need to Tell
by Sandra Marinella • 2017
The facts of your life are fixed. The story your brain tells about them is not.
4.40
238
The Story You Need to Tell Summary
The Story You Need to Tell 91%
The facts of your life are fixed. The story your brain tells about them is not.
by Sandra Marinella 2017
4.40
238 ratings
Finding Meaning
by David Kessler • 2019
Five stages of grief aren't the whole map. The missing sixth that turns pain into purpose.
4.43
3k+
Finding Meaning Summary
Finding Meaning 91%
Five stages of grief aren't the whole map. The missing sixth that turns pain into purpose.
by David Kessler 2019
4.43
3k+ ratings
Peace from Broken Pieces
by Iyanla Vanzant • 2010
Her daughter's death stripped away every mask that success and spirituality had provided.
4.23
3k+
Peace from Broken Pieces Summary
Peace from Broken Pieces 91%
Her daughter's death stripped away every mask that success and spirituality had provided.
by Iyanla Vanzant 2010
4.23
3k+ ratings
Little Earthquakes
by Sarah Mandel • 2023
A terminal diagnosis during pregnancy: a psychologist's story of bringing life while facing death.
4.17
500
Little Earthquakes Summary
Little Earthquakes 91%
A terminal diagnosis during pregnancy: a psychologist's story of bringing life while facing death.
by Sarah Mandel 2023
4.17
500 ratings
Recovering from Losses in Life
by H. Norman Wright • 1991
Grief erodes identity and joy. The Christian path to saying goodbye and becoming yourself again.
4.25
197
Recovering from Losses in Life Summary
Recovering from Losses in Life 91%
Grief erodes identity and joy. The Christian path to saying goodbye and becoming yourself again.
by H. Norman Wright 1991
4.25
197 ratings
Acne
by Laura Chinn • 2022
Ten, a pimple, decades hiding: she found the one career that didn't care about faces.
4.28
1k+
Acne Summary
Acne 91%
Ten, a pimple, decades hiding: she found the one career that didn't care about faces.
by Laura Chinn 2022
4.28
1k+ ratings
And Never Stop Dancing
by Gordon Livingston • 2006
Thirty blunt truths: why anger hides sadness, forgiveness heals the giver, and passivity is a trap.
3.75
505
And Never Stop Dancing Summary
And Never Stop Dancing 91%
Thirty blunt truths: why anger hides sadness, forgiveness heals the giver, and passivity is a trap.
by Gordon Livingston 2006
3.75
505 ratings
Faith, Hope and Carnage
by Nick Cave • 2022
Nick Cave's son died. The art that followed was improvised, spiritually hungry, built from wreckage.
4.41
8k+
Faith, Hope and Carnage Summary
Faith, Hope and Carnage 90%
Nick Cave's son died. The art that followed was improvised, spiritually hungry, built from wreckage.
by Nick Cave 2022
4.41
8k+ ratings
Flying on the Inside
by Rachel Gotto • 2021
Cancer, drowning, brain surgery: none of it prepared her for the benzodiazepine withdrawal.
3.88
3k+
Flying on the Inside Summary
Flying on the Inside 90%
Cancer, drowning, brain surgery: none of it prepared her for the benzodiazepine withdrawal.
by Rachel Gotto 2021
3.88
3k+ ratings
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