Book description
A practical, compassionate guide to sibling loss, with research, stories, and strategies for "forgotten mourners" as they move through the stages of grief towards finding meaning.
After her brother was killed by a suicide bomber in Afghanistan, Annie Sklaver Orenstein was heartbroken and unmoored. Standing in the grief section of…
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1 author picked Always a Sibling as one of their favorite books. Why do they recommend it?
I lost my brother in 2019. Since then I've read several books about grief, but this book was the first to really understand the difference between losing a sibling compared to a parent, grandparent, or other loved one. The author lost her own brother and she went out and interviewed others who lost their siblings. She really understood the family dynamics that are changed when a sibling dies and how the remaining sibling has to repress their feelings often to care for their parents. This book is a must read for anyone who lost their sibling, no matter how good…
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