When the Bough Breaks: Forever After the Death of a Son or Daughter
Author: Judith R. Bernstein
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ISBN: 0836252829
Publisher: Andrews McMeel Publishing (April, 1998)
Sales Rank: 22,584
Average Customer Rating: 4.92 out of 5
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Rating: 5 out of 5
Difficult but very important book!
This is not easy material to read that is certain. The loss of a child changes people forever and hearing the insensitivity of people ("you'll get over it" / "get on with your life") just compounds the pain of reading through these interviews. Truly the human race today isn't much suited to dealing with grief and loss. We are not taught what to say, how to be compassionate, etc. One parent who lost a child was consoled by someone who said that they had recently lost a dog and understood how they felt! It's too much sometimes, but this book is certainly worth reading and would be a life line to someone who actually suffered the greatest loss of all.
Rating: 5 out of 5
The BEST!
As a member of the international support group for parents whose children have died, I heartily recommend this book to anyone who has experienced the death of his/her child. It is a book that is best read after a few months have passed since the loss; however, it is the best organized and most thoughtful book I have read on the topic of parental grief.
Rating: 5 out of 5
Very helpful!
Outstanding! Don't be fooled by the title. This is not a book just for people who have lost infants. This was an intelligent and sensitive description of life after the death of a child. My school-aged child died only a month ago. I bought the book to learn what the experience did to parent's lives over time. This is very well done. I want to thank the author for writing it. Similar Products
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