Tag Archives: Loss of a Sister

Saving Zoë by Alyson Noël



This fictional tale of a girl who loses her sister to murder teaches readers about the complexities of complicated grief
Posted on June 19, 2015 by Zoë Byrne (Editor in Chief, SevenPonds)

Struggling to figure out what to read next, visiting one of my local Little Free Libraries turned serendipitous when I picked up this book with my not-quite-that-common name (and its spelling) in its title and learned that death and complicated … Continue reading →

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“On the Death of Anne Brontë” by Charlotte Brontë

Charlotte Brontë’s beautiful poem captures the painful grief people experience when they lose a beloved sibling for whom they would have done anything to spare them from the physical and emotional anguish of dying
Posted on May 4, 2015 by Zoë Byrne (Editor in Chief, SevenPonds)

Charlotte Brontë’s tribute poem to the loss of her baby sister, Anne, serves as an example of the reflections that occur in a grieving person’s mind when they lose someone for whom they deeply loved and cared. Within the span … Continue reading →

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History of a Suicide: My Sister’s Unfinished Life by Jill Bialosky

An emotionally-charged and informative memoir of the author’s quest to understand what led to her youngest sister’s suicide
Posted on August 15, 2014 by Zoë Byrne (Editor in Chief, SevenPonds)

When news of Robin Williams’ suicide broke, I was already immersed in reading Jill Bialosky’s History of a Suicide, a beautiful, emotionally charged and highly informative memoir of her trying to come to terms and understand what led her youngest … Continue reading →

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