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One of the most directly helpful books on the subject of loss ever written, the first edition of this comforting and inspiring book, published in 1976, sold nearly two million copies. This completely revised and expanded edition encompasses not only the medical and psychological advances in the treatment of loss,…
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1 author picked How to Survive the Loss of a Love as one of their favorite books. Why do they recommend it?
This classic has been around for decades for good reason. I found it when I suffered my first heartbreak at the age of 18, when my boyfriend of 3 years and I broke up. I felt adrift, alone, devastated, and lost. I was so overcome with grief that no one–not even my best friend-could reach me. Yet this book did.
I felt mirrored in my sorrow and comforted by the format, which offered bits of truth and wisdom in bite-sized pieces. I believed the authors that this too would pass, and felt a ray of hope in the dark. If…
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