Tag Archives: memoirs about death

“No Happy Endings” by Nora McInerny

A memoir about building a new life while grieving the old
Posted on April 19, 2019 by Ellary Allis (Blog Writer, SevenPonds)

Nora McInerny’s “No Happy Endings” reflects on the complexity of finding love after loss and creating a second chapter after tragedy strikes and forcibly ends the first. In 2017, McInerny published a memoir called “It’s Okay To Laugh: (Crying Is … Continue reading →

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“In-Between Days: A Memoir About Living with Cancer” by Teva Harrison

Harrison uses hand-drawn comics to express complicated emotions
Posted on December 22, 2017 by Marissa Abruzzini (Blog Writer, SevenPonds)

A cancer diagnosis affects everyone differently. Some people choose to spend the remaining years of their lives traveling. Some take up yoga, and some find comfort in music. Teva Harrison draws comics. In her moving book, “In -Between Days: A Memoir … Continue reading →

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“One Foot in Heaven, Journey of a Hospice Nurse” by Heidi Telpner

A memoir of one woman’s experiences in assisting her clients with passing on from one life into the next
Posted on February 28, 2014 by Kimberly Lane (Blog Writer, SevenPonds)

For the uninitiated, the concept of hospice may be hard to grasp. For one person it may involve involve a ward where a doctor sends a terminally ill patient at the end of his or her life. For another, it … Continue reading →

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Wild by Cheryl Strayed

Redefining what it means to be strong mentally and physically in the face of loss
Posted on January 10, 2014 by Katie Ryan (Blog Writer, SevenPonds)

  A few weeks ago, I was very pleased to find a book had magically downloaded on my Kindle.  I forgot I’d preordered it months ago after reading Cheryl Strayed’s essay, “The Love of My Life.”  After her mother died … Continue reading →

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