No one ever told me that grief felt so like fear.
Narnia author C.S. Lewis had been married to his wife for four blissful years. When she died of cancer, he found himself alone, inconsolable in his grief. In this intimate journal, he chronicles the aftermath of the bereavement and mourning with blazing honesty. He grapples with a crisis of religious faith, navigating hope, rage, despair, and love - but eventually regains his bearings, finding his way back to life.
A luminous modern classic, A Grief Observed has offered solace to countless readers for decades. This companion edition combines the original text with personal responses from Hilary Mantel, Rowan Williams, Francis Spufford, Maureen Freely, Kate Saunders, Jessica Martin and Jenna Bailey.
| ISBN: | 9780571290680 |
| Publication date: | 2nd May 2013 |
| Author: | C. S. Lewis |
| Publisher: | Faber & Faber |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Pagination: | 64 pages |
| Primary Genre | Biographies & Autobiographies |
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No one ever told me that grief felt so like fear.
Narnia author C.S. Lewis had been married to his wife for four blissful years. When she died of cancer, he found himself alone, inconsolable in his grief. In this intimate journal, he chronicles the aftermath of the bereavement and mourning with blazing honesty. He grapples with a crisis of religious faith, navigating hope, rage, despair, and love - but eventually regains his bearings, finding his way back to life.
A luminous modern classic, A Grief Observed has offered solace to countless readers for decades. This companion edition combines the original text with personal responses from Hilary Mantel, Rowan Williams, Francis Spufford, Maureen Freely, Kate Saunders, Jessica Martin and Jenna Bailey.
A Grief Observed features in the following genres: Biographies & Autobiographies, Religion and beliefs, Coping with / advice about death and bereavement, Autobiography: writers, Biography, Literature and Literary studies, Philosophy and Religion, Coping with / advice about personal, social and health topics, Family and health, Health & Fitness, Biography: writers, Biography: general
A Grief Observed is available in Paperback, Hardback
A Grief Observed was written by C. S. Lewis and published by Faber & Faber
A Grief Observed has 64 pages
£8.99
