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KAAN Architecten’s New Visitor Center at the Netherlands American Cemetery:
A new edifice adds to the cemetery site while enhancing its original purpose: Honoring America's wartime dead -
“Prayer” by Lizzie West:
Singer-songwriter reminds us that our loved ones live on in the sun and rain -
Rutgers Health Study May Improve End-of-Life Care:
Medicare data analysis finds that people typically follow one of nine paths
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Tag Archives: Books about grief
“Passed and Present” by Allison Gilbert
A "how to" guide for actively remembering our loved ones
“Passed and Present” by Allison Gilbert is a wonderful book that offers creative and very memorable ways to remember our loved ones who have died. Gilbert termed her methods of remembering “Forget Me Nots.” Gilbert compiled the book because she … Continue reading
“H is for Hawk” by Helen MacDonald
A stunningly beautiful book about a woman's unique journey through grief
Helen MacDonald’s memoir “H is for Hawk” is a beautiful story of grief and healing interwoven with a gripping account of a MacDonald’s relationship with the goshawk she decides to train after her father’s death. Awarded the prestigious Samuel Johnson … Continue reading
“Staying Alive: A Love Story” by Laura B. Hayden
The poignant story of a young widow trying to hold her family together while she grieves
“Staying Alive: A Love Story” by Laura B. Hayden, is part love story, part memoir. A short book, just 125 pages long, it tells the story of a woman facing sudden widowhood after the unexpected death of her husband from … Continue reading
“The Thing About Jellyfish” by Ali Benjamin
Benjamin’s debut novel explores the complex grief of a 12-year-old girl
Ali Benjamin’s “The Thing About Jellyfish” is a delightful, poignant and thoroughly entertaining novel about a young girl’s strange, multilayered journey through grief. Told through the eyes of 12-year-old Suzanne, it is a story of imagination and wonder; friendship and … Continue reading