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Cultivating the Doula Heart - Essentials of Compassionate Care (Paperback): Francesca Lynn Arnoldy Cultivating the Doula Heart - Essentials of Compassionate Care (Paperback)
Francesca Lynn Arnoldy; Foreword by Robert E Gramling
R275 R225 Discovery Miles 2 250 Save R50 (18%) Ships in 10 - 15 working days
The End of the Road - A Journey Around Britain in Search of the Dead (Paperback): Jack Cooke The End of the Road - A Journey Around Britain in Search of the Dead (Paperback)
Jack Cooke
R248 Discovery Miles 2 480 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

A wonderfully quixotic, charming and surprisingly uplifting travelogue which sees Jack Cooke, author of the much-loved The Treeclimbers Guide, drive around the British Isles in a clapped-out forty-year old hearse in search of famous - and not so famous - tombs, graves and burial sites. Along the way, he launches a daredevil trespass into Highgate Cemetery at night, stumbles across the remains of the Welsh Druid who popularised cremation and has time to sit and ponder the imponderables at the graveside of the Lady of Hoy, an 18th century suicide victim whose body was kept in near condition by the bog in which she was buried. A truly unique, beautifully written and wonderfully imagined book.

Crossing the River: Seven Stories That Saved My Life, A Memoir (Paperback): Carol Smith Crossing the River: Seven Stories That Saved My Life, A Memoir (Paperback)
Carol Smith
R365 R292 Discovery Miles 2 920 Save R73 (20%) Ships in 5 - 10 working days

A powerful exploration of grief and resilience that combines memoir, reportage, and lessons in how to heal Everyone deals with grief in their own way. Helen MacDonald found solace in training a wild goshawk. Cheryl Strayed found comfort in hiking the Pacific Crest Trail. For Carol Smith, a Pulitzer Prize-nominated journalist struggling with the sudden death of her seven-year-old son Christopher, the way to cross the river of sorrow was through work.In Crossing the River, Smith recounts how she faced down her crippling loss through reporting a series of profiles of people coping with their own intense challenges, whether a freak accident, a debilitating injury, or a terrifying diagnosis. Smith deftly mixes the stories of these individuals and their families with her own account of how they helped her heal. General John Shalikashvili, once the most powerful member of the American military, taught Carol how to face fear with discipline and endurance. Seth, a young boy with a rare and incurable illness, shed light on the totality of her son's experiences, and in turn helps readers see that the value of a life is not measured in days.This is a beautiful and profoundly moving book, an unforgettable journey through grief, and a valuable, illuminating read for anyone coping with loss.

The Understanding Your Grief Journal - Exploring the Ten Essential Touchstones (Paperback): Alan D. Wolfelt The Understanding Your Grief Journal - Exploring the Ten Essential Touchstones (Paperback)
Alan D. Wolfelt
R397 R321 Discovery Miles 3 210 Save R76 (19%) Ships in 10 - 15 working days
Outside the Box - Everyday stories of death, bereavement and life (Paperback): Liz Rothschild Outside the Box - Everyday stories of death, bereavement and life (Paperback)
Liz Rothschild
R690 Discovery Miles 6 900 Ships in 9 - 15 working days

We live in a society where people struggle to look death in the eye. Death has become the territory of professionals and we rarely see a dead body, unless it is someone very close to us. Death has become hidden, and so more traumatic. This book shows that, if we start talking openly about death, it can change the way we live. It is a collection of stories and images about death, dying and bereavement. People from all walks of life share their experiences and what they have learned from accompanying others. Heartbreaking, angry, questioning and contradictory - laugh-aloud funny, even - the stories illuminate, inspire, reassure and inform. They are accompanied by commentaries from professionals working in end-of-life planning, health, bereavement and funeral care.

The Crying Book (Paperback): Heather Christle The Crying Book (Paperback)
Heather Christle
R442 R366 Discovery Miles 3 660 Save R76 (17%) Ships in 10 - 15 working days
Funeral Readings and Poems (Hardcover): Becky Brown Funeral Readings and Poems (Hardcover)
Becky Brown
R299 R234 Discovery Miles 2 340 Save R65 (22%) Ships in 5 - 10 working days

To find solace from grief, we have always turned to the written word. With poetry and prose spanning continents, religions and cultures, this moving anthology examines loss, celebrates lives well lived and offers words of consolation. Part of the Macmillan Collector's Library; a series of stunning clothbound pocket-sized classics with gilt edges and ribbon markers. These beautiful books make perfect gifts or a treat for any book lover. This edition is edited by Becky Brown. Helpfully divided into different sections, Funeral Readings and Poems features many famous poems such as 'Funeral Blues' by W. H. Auden and 'How do I Love Thee?' by Elizabeth Barrett Browning, alongside comforting prose from the likes of Louisa May Alcott and Kenneth Graham.

Silver Butterfly Wings - Signs from the Other Side offering comfort and hope after death of a loved one. (Paperback): Wendy... Silver Butterfly Wings - Signs from the Other Side offering comfort and hope after death of a loved one. (Paperback)
Wendy Willow
R640 R580 Discovery Miles 5 800 Save R60 (9%) Ships in 9 - 15 working days

Silver Butterfly Wings is my story. It's a story of transformation, of the many paths and decisions I faced while going through the process of grief. My husband had died and I was utterly shattered; could not imagine a life without him. Then signs from the other side appeared, filling me with hope: flickering lights, hawks flying overhead, our song on the radio, a butterfly's silvery wings, a hot spot on his side of the bed. At first I was sceptical. How could my dearly departed be sending signs and messages from across the veil? Over time I learned to trust these signs, these gifts from Spirit. There was a reason I was still here. I was meant to go on, to live my life with passion. I was to figure out who I was becoming in this totally different world and trust that life was taking me where I was meant to be. In short, I was to transform - like a butterfly.

The World of Hospice Spiritual Care - A Practical Guide for Palliative Care Chaplains (Paperback): Douglas G Sullivan The World of Hospice Spiritual Care - A Practical Guide for Palliative Care Chaplains (Paperback)
Douglas G Sullivan
R400 R334 Discovery Miles 3 340 Save R66 (17%) Ships in 10 - 15 working days
The Reactor - A Book about Grief and Repair (Paperback, Main): Nick Blackburn The Reactor - A Book about Grief and Repair (Paperback, Main)
Nick Blackburn
R407 R335 Discovery Miles 3 350 Save R72 (18%) Ships in 9 - 15 working days

'One of the finest accounts of the mysterious workings of grief I have ever read.' Helen Macdonald I tore the arse of my pyjamas one morning, about a year before he died, and my father sewed it up perfect in a few minutes, just like that. I was looking at them this morning actually, his line of white stitches. It's beautiful really. They've held. 'Beautiful, strange and completely compelling.' Olivia Laing 'I read it with awe and sorrow.' Fatima Bhutto After the sudden death of his father, Nick Blackburn embarks on a singular, labyrinthine journey to understand his loss. How do you create an existence when all you can see is a void? The Reactor is a memoir about absence and creative possibilities, assembled like the pieces of a puzzle. Through philosophy, music, fashion, psychology, art and film, Blackburn travels a vast panorama of ideas and characters to offer an entirely new exploration of grief. This is a book about looking for and finding chain reactions and human connection - a work of enduring fragmentary beauty.

Tell Me Good Things - On Love, Death and Marriage (Hardcover, Unabridged edition): James Runcie Tell Me Good Things - On Love, Death and Marriage (Hardcover, Unabridged edition)
James Runcie
R383 Discovery Miles 3 830 Ships in 9 - 15 working days

'A tender memoir of the challenges of bereavement ... I closed this book wishing I'd met her - but feeling that I almost had' Daily Telegraph _______________ A memoir of a husband's grief, and an unforgettable portrait of a marriage; a profound examination of sorrow, and a great celebration of love - by the Sunday Times-bestselling author James Runcie James Runcie's wife Marilyn Imrie died in August 2020. Their thirty-five year marriage had been miraculously happy - until, in the last two years of Marilyn's life, she descended into the pain and humiliation of motor neurone disease. In the wake of her death, Runcie stumbled in the dark. How do you make sense of the decline and death of the most alive person you have ever met? And how do you go about building a life worth living in their absence? In Tell Me Good Things, Runcie tells the story of Marilyn's illness and death - in all its moments of tragedy, rage, farce and surrealness - while painting a vivid portrait of her life and their marriage: a partnership defined by a shared love of beauty, conviviality and storytelling. And during that first year of loss, he awakens to the strange paradox of grief: that the way to survive Marilyn's death is to understand how very good she was at living. Tender, funny, profound and deeply true, Tell Me Good Things is an unforgettable story of life before death - and love beyond the grave. 'A touchingly honest and tender memoir' The Times 'A wonderful addition to the literature of bereavement' Sunday Times

No One Has to Die Alone - Preparing for a Meaningful Death (Paperback, Original): Lani Leary No One Has to Die Alone - Preparing for a Meaningful Death (Paperback, Original)
Lani Leary; Foreword by Jean Watson
R396 R329 Discovery Miles 3 290 Save R67 (17%) Ships in 10 - 15 working days

Caring for a terminally ill loved one can be the single biggest challenge of your life. Drawing from her experience sitting with over 500 people as they died and caring for her own terminally ill father, Dr. Lani Leary gently guides caregivers, family, and friends through the difficult transitions of illness, death, and bereavement.
"No One Has to Die Alone "offers the practical skills, vocabulary, and insights needed to truly address the needs of a dying loved one while caring for yourself through the process. Dr. Leary shows both patient and caregiver how to rise above feelings of fear and isolation to find peace and meaning in each person's unique end-of-life experience.
Whether used as a reference book to address a particular challenge or read from start to finish, this is a must-read for anyone facing death or the loss of a loved one. You'll learn:
- how to listen to and support a loved one's needs;
- what to expect as a loved one declines and the different grieving processes and tasks;
- the key to supporting a grieving child;
- what resources are available for patients and caregivers;
- the lessons of near-death experiences and the value of after-death communications.

Dark Interval (Hardcover): Rainer Maria Rilke, Ulrich Baer Dark Interval (Hardcover)
Rainer Maria Rilke, Ulrich Baer
R597 R486 Discovery Miles 4 860 Save R111 (19%) Ships in 10 - 15 working days
The Cure for Sleep (Hardcover): Tanya Shadrick The Cure for Sleep (Hardcover)
Tanya Shadrick
R524 R428 Discovery Miles 4 280 Save R96 (18%) Ships in 9 - 15 working days

'Moving and inspiring, courageous and true: real art. Just reading her is pleasure' Amy Liptrot, author of The Outrun Just days into motherhood, a woman begins dying. Fast and without warning. On return from near-death, Tanya Shadrick vows to stop sleepwalking through life. To take more risks, like the characters in the fairy tales she loved as a small girl, before loss and fear had her retreat into routine and daydreams. Around the care of young children, she starts to play with the shape and scale of her days: to stray from the path, get lost in the woods, make bargains with strangers. As she moves beyond her respectable roles as worker, wife and mother in a small town, Tanya learns what it takes - and costs - to break the spell of longing for love, approval, safety, rescue.

Being Adam Golightly (Paperback): Adam Golightly Being Adam Golightly (Paperback)
Adam Golightly 1
R359 Discovery Miles 3 590 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

The cruel death in her 40s of his beloved wife Helen tears up the script of Adam Golightly's middle-class, middle-aged being. Now miserably single, outnumbered by his kids and haunted by life's screaming fragility, he recounts his fight back against the crappy hand of fate.This irreverent and frank memoir follows Adam's snakes-and-ladders journey through his grief in the year following his wife's death, as he struggles with small town tongue wagging, the trauma of teenage bra shopping and online dating anarchy.Adam's is the biggest mid-life crisis anyone could face and as he starts to build a new, alternative life for himself and his children, he shows not just how to survive bereavement but how to be transformed by it.

Lecretia's Choice - A Story of Love, Death and the Law (Paperback, Ed): Matt Vickers Lecretia's Choice - A Story of Love, Death and the Law (Paperback, Ed)
Matt Vickers
R410 R339 Discovery Miles 3 390 Save R71 (17%) Ships in 12 - 17 working days
The Madness of Grief - A Memoir of Love and Loss (Paperback): Richard Coles The Madness of Grief - A Memoir of Love and Loss (Paperback)
Richard Coles
R303 R247 Discovery Miles 2 470 Save R56 (18%) Ships in 9 - 15 working days

The #2 SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER from the author of MURDER BEFORE EVENSONG 'Immensely moving and disarmingly witty' Nigella Lawson 'Such a moving, tough, funny, raw, honest read' Matt Haig 'Beautifully written, moving and gut-wrenching, but also at times very funny' Ian Rankin 'Captures brilliantly, beautifully, bravely the comedy as well as the tragedy of bereavement' The Times 'Will strike a chord with anyone who has grieved' Independent When the Reverend Richard Coles's partner died suddenly, shortly before Christmas in 2019, what came next took Richard by surprise. Despite his years of experience assisting his parishioners in examining life's moral questions, Richard now found he needed guidance himself. Much about grief was unexpected: the volume of 'sadmin' that must be undertaken, how much harder it is travelling solo for work, the pain of typing a text message to your partner - then remembering they are gone. This deeply personal account of life after grief will resonate, unforgettably, long after the final page has been turned.

Tulip - My Mother's Favourite Flower (Hardcover): Celine Marchbank Tulip - My Mother's Favourite Flower (Hardcover)
Celine Marchbank
R1,059 R919 Discovery Miles 9 190 Save R140 (13%) Ships in 12 - 17 working days
Beached in Calabria (Paperback): Ian Ross Beached in Calabria (Paperback)
Ian Ross
R303 R271 Discovery Miles 2 710 Save R32 (11%) Ships in 12 - 17 working days

'Belissimo' - Daily Mail 'an amusing and charming read...Ross is the champion of the impulsive adventurer...If you are interested in Italy, in travel writing and the tales of a decent raconteur then this is for you.' - Paul Burke, NB Magazine Where do you go to when you only have a pittance for a home away from home for a huge family? Ian Ross realises that his small inheritance won't get him a place in France or even Spain, so he heads for southern Italy where he remembers the Blue Guide describing long empty sandy beaches in southern Calabria. When he arrives in Southern Italy he finds the house prices are encouragingly low. Why does no one go there? It's inaccessible and it's beloved of the Mafia. Not to be put off Ross stumes on the perfect beach on a crystal-clear bay in the deeply southern province of Reggio Calabria, an area he is soon advised is 'Bandit Country'. And the fact that there is a house right on the beach big enough for all the family at a price he can afford overcomes all fears and to a large extent all common sense. Buying it was only the beginning. Beached in Calabria catalogues the things that can go wrong in southern Italy for this English fish-out-of-waterman; he's out of his depth in a whirlpool of incomprehensible rules and regulations, family systems, conflicting advice and linguistic conundrums. Disaster follows disaster, but this travelogue encompasses tales of the friendships Ross makes on the way in this forgotten corner of Old Italy where the food and the 326 days of sunshine a year make for a perfect setting to a triumphant escapade.

In the Midst of Life (Paperback): Jennifer Worth In the Midst of Life (Paperback)
Jennifer Worth 1
R315 R260 Discovery Miles 2 600 Save R55 (17%) Ships in 9 - 15 working days

Jennifer Worth's bestselling memoirs of her time as a midwife have inspired and moved readers of all ages. Now, in In the Midst of Life she documents her experiences as a nurse and ward sister, treating patients who were nearing the end of their lives. Interspersed with these stories from Jennifer's post-midwife career are the histories of her patients, from the family divided by a decision nobody could bear to make, to the mother who comes to her son's adopted country and joins his family without being able to speak a word of English. In the Midst of Life also gives moving insights not just into Jennifer's life and career, but also of a period of time which seems very different to today's, fast-paced world.

Chasing Daylight: How My Forthcoming Death Transformed My Life (Paperback, Ed): Gene O'Kelly Chasing Daylight: How My Forthcoming Death Transformed My Life (Paperback, Ed)
Gene O'Kelly
R356 Discovery Miles 3 560 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

THE "NEW YORK TIMES" BESTSELLER

"Chasing Daylight" is the honest, touching, and ultimately inspirational memoir of former KPMG CEO Eugene O'Kelley, completed in the three-and-a-half months between his diagnosis with brain cancer and his death in September 2005. Its haunting yet extraordinarily hopeful voice reminds us to embrace the fragile, fleeting moments of our lives-the brief time we have with our family, our friends, and even ourselves. This paperback edition features a new foreword by his wife, Corinne O'Kelley and a readers' group guide and questions.

"Voicing universal truths . . . shared . . . simply and clearly."-Janet Malin, "New York Times"

"Words to live by."-Kerry Hannon, "USA Today"

"One of the most unexpected and touching books you're likely to read this year."-Edward Nawotka, "Bloomberg News"

"An honest, thought-provoking memoir . . . O'Kelly has many lessons to teach us on how to live."-Steve Powers, "Houston Chronicle"

" A] well-written and moving book."-TheEconomist.com

Signs From Pets In The Afterlife - Identifying Messages From Pets In Heaven (Paperback): Lyn Ragan Signs From Pets In The Afterlife - Identifying Messages From Pets In Heaven (Paperback)
Lyn Ragan
R355 Discovery Miles 3 550 Ships in 10 - 15 working days
The Myth of Closure - Ambiguous Loss in a Time of Pandemic and Change (Hardcover): Pauline Boss The Myth of Closure - Ambiguous Loss in a Time of Pandemic and Change (Hardcover)
Pauline Boss
R570 Discovery Miles 5 700 Ships in 9 - 15 working days

The COVID-19 pandemic has left many of us haunted by feelings of anxiety, despair and even anger. In this book, pioneering therapist, Pauline Boss identifies these vague feelings of distress as ambiguous loss. This is what we experience when a loss remains unclear and undefined, and thus lingers indefinitely. Now, with a pandemic that has upended the lives of people across the globe, we are collectively experiencing ambiguous loss-loss of trust in the world as a safe place and loss of certainty about our healthcare, education for our children, employment, and the rebuilding of our lives after so much loss. Here, you will find guidance for beginning to cope with this lingering distress, and even learn how this time of pandemic has taught us to tolerate ambiguity, build resilience and emerge from crises stronger than we were before.

Through the Eyes of a Lion - Facing Impossible Pain, Finding Incredible Power (Paperback): Levi Lusko Through the Eyes of a Lion - Facing Impossible Pain, Finding Incredible Power (Paperback)
Levi Lusko; Foreword by Steven Furtick
R304 R267 Discovery Miles 2 670 Save R37 (12%) Ships in 12 - 17 working days

What will you do when the unthinkable happens in your life? Her parents called her Lenya Lion because of her ferocious personality and hair that had been wild and mane-like since birth. But they never expected that, five days before Christmas, their five-year-old daughter would suddenly go to heaven

Helping Children and Adolescents Think about Death, Dying and Bereavement (Paperback): Marian Carter Helping Children and Adolescents Think about Death, Dying and Bereavement (Paperback)
Marian Carter
R595 Discovery Miles 5 950 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

How can children begin to understand death and cope with bereavement? And how can we, as adults, support and engage with children as they encounter this complex subject? Exploring how children and adolescents can engage with all aspects of death, dying and bereavement, this comprehensive guide looks at how children comprehend the death of a pet or someone close to them, their own dying, bereavement and grieving. It covers how you should discuss death with children, with a particular emphasis on the importance of listening to the child and adapting your approach based on their responses. The book offers guidance on how your own experiences of loss can provide you with models for your interactions with children on the subject of death.

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