The Bereaved Parent

The Bereaved Parent

By: Harriet Sarnoff Schiff  

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Average Customer Rating: 4.5 out of 5

Publisher: Penguin (Non-Classics)

Customer Review: 5 out of 5
I have bought several copies of this book. - When my son died in 1988 I was given several books about death and dying but I could never get past the first few pages before losing interest. When I opened this book, after the first few pages I knew that the author had an idea how I was feeling and finished it - it is the only book I have ever read on this subject and I remember that it helped me realize that what I was feeling was "normal", if there is such a feeling after losing a child. Since my son died I have known too many people that have lost children and this is the book I buy for them. If you have lost a child or have a friend or aquaintance that has lost a child I believe that this book will help.

Customer Review: 5 out of 5
Sanity Saver - I have to highly recommend this book for a bereaved parent. It made me realize that the things that are happening to me and my family, happen to others and I am no alone. I can't say enough about it.

Customer Review: 5 out of 5
The Bereaved Parent - I received this book from a very good friend,when my son died. It was so helpful to me during that horrific time. Since then I have purchased four more of these books to give to my friends that found themselves in the same situation I was. Losing a child is absolutely the worst thing that could happen to a parent. This book will help in a small way to get parents through some of those rough times.

Customer Review: 5 out of 5
Timeless advise - I thought that this book might be dated, however it reads like good medicine for a wound few of us acknowledge. My wife had five miscarriages, a couple were more than three months along; plenty of time to get our hopes up. Each time we attended to her needs, physical and emotional. I stuffed my disappointment and sense of loss. While reading this book I got a wealth of information about how to work through my grief around these losses.

Customer Review: 5 out of 5
An invaluable aid to any grieving parent - Shortly after the death of our son in 1977, I saw Harriet Sarnoff Schiff interviewed about this book on one of the morning news shows. I immediately ordered this book, and it became an invaluable tool for healing from the terrible pain of losing a child for both my husband and me.

As time has gone forward, I find myself giving a copy of this book to people who have experienced the loss of a child. It continues to be a book that offers concrete help to those of us who have endured this devastating experience.

I just ordered another copy. I will hand it to a young woman who is exactly the same age I was when I first read it years ago. My arms will wrap around her as I struggle to find the best way to extend my loving concern to her and her husband. Beyond that hug, this book is the kindest expression of sympathy I have ever found.

Nancy Shaw

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