In turns heartbreaking and hilarious, Notes On Your Sudden Disappearance is both a coming of age novel and a love story about two people who find themselves inexplicably drawn to each other after a tragedy. This is a moving novel dotted with glimmers of joy that will stick with readers long after they’ve turned the last page. Keep reading to hear from Alison Espach about the inspiration for this book, living with grief, and loving yourself through hard times.
Written with love, humility, and faith, this brief but poignant volume was first published under a pseudonym, as it was considered too raw. Written moment-to-moment as Lewis processed the loss of his wife to cancer, this is more than a mere book on grief, but a visceral hand outstretched in the darkness, a reluctant guide through the "mad midnight moments" of mourning and loss.
Key learnings that Lewis discusses are:
· Pain is instrumental in the process of spiritual growth
· Through hardship we often gain the best wisdom
· Memories are treasures that will comfort you tomorrow
This work inspired the award-winning film The Shadowlands, starring Anthony Hopkins. Writing A Grief Observed as "a defense against total collapse, a safety valve," he came to recognize that "bereavement is a universal and integral part of our experience of love." A Grief Observed reminds us that, “Grief is like a long valley, a winding valley where any bend may reveal a totally new landscape.”
Written with love, humility, and faith, this brief but poignant volume was first published under a pseudonym, as it was considered too raw. Written moment-to-moment as Lewis processed the loss of his wife to cancer, this is more than a mere book on grief, but a visceral hand outstretched in the darkness, a reluctant guide through the "mad midnight moments" of mourning and loss.
Key learnings that Lewis discusses are:
· Pain is instrumental in the process of spiritual growth
· Through hardship we often gain the best wisdom
· Memories are treasures that will comfort you tomorrow
This work inspired the award-winning film The Shadowlands, starring Anthony Hopkins. Writing A Grief Observed as "a defense against total collapse, a safety valve," he came to recognize that "bereavement is a universal and integral part of our experience of love." A Grief Observed reminds us that, “Grief is like a long valley, a winding valley where any bend may reveal a totally new landscape.”
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A Grief Observed
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Product Details
ISBN-13: | 9780060652739 |
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Publisher: | HarperCollins |
Publication date: | 07/28/2009 |
Edition description: | Reprint |
Pages: | 96 |
Sales rank: | 79,286 |
Product dimensions: | 7.52(w) x 5.26(h) x 0.51(d) |
Age Range: | 18 Years |