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A Grief Observed (Readers' Edition) (Paperback, Main)
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A Grief Observed (Readers' Edition) (Paperback, Main)
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The perennial classic: this intimate journal chronicling the Narnia
author's experience of grief after his wife's death has consoled
readers for half a century; this edition features responses from
authors like Hilary Mantel, Francis Spufford, Rowan Williams, Jenna
Bailey ... 'An intimate, anguished account of a man grappling with
the mysteries of faith and love ... Elegant and raw ... A powerful
record of thought and emotion experienced in real time.' Guardian
'Raw and modern ... This unsentimental, even bracing, account of
one man's dialogue with despair becomes both compelling and
consoling ... A contemporary classic.' Observer 'A source of great
consolation ... Lewis deploys his genius for vivid imagery ... It
is a relief for the reader to find that he or she is not alone in
the intense loneliness or feelings of anguish that bereavement
brings.' Henry Marsh, The Times 'Testimony from a sensitive and
eloquent witness [on] 'The Human Condition'. It offers an
interrogation of experience and a glimmer of hardwon hope. It
allows one bewildered mind to reach out to another. Death is no
barrier to that.' Hilary Mantel 'Here, sorrow and despair, the
tiredness and numbness and petulance and nightmarishness of grief,
all have their full, uncontrolled, experienced force ... [Such]
radical openness ... Brilliant.' Francis Spufford *** No one ever
told me that grief felt so like fear. Narnia author C.S. Lewis had
been married to his wife for four blissful years. When she died of
cancer, he found himself alone, inconsolable in his grief. In this
intimate journal, he chronicles the aftermath of the bereavement
and mourning with blazing honesty. He grapples with a crisis of
religious faith, navigating hope, rage, despair, and love - but
eventually regains his bearings, finding his way back to life. A
luminous modern classic, A Grief Observed has offered solace to
countless readers for decades. This companion edition combines the
original text with personal responses from Hilary Mantel, Rowan
Williams, Francis Spufford, Maureen Freely, Kate Saunders, Jessica
Martin and Jenna Bailey. *** What readers are saying: 'A truly
great book - inspirational and untold help.' 'Every human being,
living or dead, understands what Lewis means ... One of the most
valuable books ever written.' 'Lewis, as always, sits down next to
you and validates your grief like a true friend. He lets you rage,
and cry, and even be furious with God, just as he did.' 'If you are
grieving an enormous loss, you may find comfort here ... A great
mind and wonderful writer who understands your grief well enough to
put words to it.' 'His journal was also my journal as I worked
through my own grief. Reading this book was actually comforting in
that I knew that someone else understood my situation and offered
insight and hope ... I highly recommend this book for anyone who
has gone through the death of a loved one or who wants to comfort."
'This little book has had me in floods of tears [and] shows a real
understanding of grief ... To read the words of this great man who
shared and understood my pain and is a life affirming and faith
affirming experience.'
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