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No Time to Say Goodbye (Paperback)

by Carla Fine (Author)
4.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (19 customer reviews)
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  • Paperback: 272 pages
  • Publisher: Bantam Doubleday Dell Publishing Group; Reprint edition (1 May 2002)
  • Language English
  • ISBN-10: 0385485514
  • ISBN-13: 978-0385485517
  • Product Dimensions: 20.8 x 14 x 2 cm
  • Average Customer Review: 4.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (19 customer reviews)
  • Amazon.co.uk Sales Rank: 89,250 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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    #7 in  Books > Health, Family & Lifestyle > Psychology & Psychiatry > Specific Topics > Suicide
    #9 in  Books > Health, Family & Lifestyle > Men's Health & Lifestyle > Suicide
    #42 in  Books > Health, Family & Lifestyle > Health Issues > Death & Bereavement

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From the Author

We who have lost a loved one to suicide are not alone.
My husband killed himself seven years ago. The overwhelming isolation made me feel I was totally alone and no one else could possibly understand what I was going through. Since then, I have spoken with hundreds of other survivors. There are many of us out there--I hope my book will break through the stigma of mourning in secrecy a person we have loved and lost to suicide. I have also included a list of suicide survivor support groups throughout the US and Canada. We who have been there share a singular bond. I hope you like my book. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.

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10 of 10 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars Practical help for survivors, 4 Sep 2006
By John Coyle (Newport, South Wales) - See all my reviews
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Bought for me by a thoughtful sister following the death of my son in June 2006, this was the first book I'd read on suicide. The stories in the book helped me (a) by helping me realise I am not alone in the thoughts and feelings I am having - and that, in itself, has been a comfort (b) by helping to clarify my thinking about my son's suicide - she captures some of the ideas I've been struggling with so well and (c) by providing insights and information (e.g. "A suicidal person is like a black hole of pain. You can give and give but you just can't fill it up".) I recommend it to survivors.

But there is a down side. She luxuriates in high-flown language in her commentary and in the telling of her own story: for example, she can't describe the consulting room where her husband died in simple terms: it has to be "my husband's killing ground" - just excessive and self-indulgent; to much of "me, me, me" I feel. Thankfully, her telling of other people's stories is straightforward and it is in these you will find parallels with your own situation which is really helpful.
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7 of 7 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars A suicide support group in a hard cover., 25 Dec 1998
By A Customer
In a frantic attempt to understand the sudden suicide of my brother, I read numerous suicide related titles. Carla Fine's "No Time to Say Goodbye : Surviving the Suicide of a Loved One" was the only book which in anyway connected with my raw feelings as a survivor. It's not a great academic study of suicide. The professional, academic titles are painfully remote, inaccurate and inadequate from a survivor's perspective. "No Time to Say Goodbye:" doesn't answer the only question that matters most to survivors, "Why?". It provides a supporting context for the horrendous assault on a survivor's emotional and intellectual resources following a loved one's suicide. Knowing that others feel the same things doesn't make the pain go away, but reassures that probably you too will survive what feels unbearable. I personally found this book more helpful that the visits to "professional" counselors. Some things in life have to be experienced, not studied, to be understood. Sadly the author has the painful real life credentials to understand and connect with survivors. From her own traumatic loss Carla Fine has provided a great measure of help in what appears to be a helpless situation.
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5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars She puts into print, what I am feeling., 10 Jan 2003
By A Customer
I lost my fiance in 2001, and now, in 2003, continue to try to make sense of it all. The most comforting day since, was a day in August, of 2002, when I came across this book of Carla's. I read it - cover to cover - in a day. It was, quite possibly, the only time in 14 months, that I have felt someone else REALLY knew how crippling and debilitating the aftermath of suicide can be. Thank you, over and over, Carla!
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Most Recent Customer Reviews

5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent book
I was recommended this book by someone affected by the suicide of their relative and said it helped them immensely - I too agree ... Read more
Published 5 months ago by Mrs. L. C. Eastlake

5.0 out of 5 stars A great comfort and a friend when mourning suicide
One of the few books on helping suicide survivors. I greatly admired and applaud the courage and strength of the people who shared their intimate, detailed and painful accounts of... Read more
Published 6 months ago by Angel

5.0 out of 5 stars Different Books for different stage of your grief after the suicide of a loved one
My 21 year old brother hanged himself 2 1/2 years ago. I read No time to say goodbye by Carla Fine in the week afterwards and it made me realise that I was not alone and allowed... Read more
Published 9 months ago by Rebecca Kober

4.0 out of 5 stars Helpful
After my Dad committed suicide unexpectedly in 2008 I wanted to find some answers and thought that reading some books may be helpful. Read more
Published 14 months ago by Ms. S. R. Hood

5.0 out of 5 stars the only book worth reading on the subject
I lost my father to suicide 30 years ago this year. I was 13. Therapy, counselling wasn't really known of at the time, at least not to us, and certainly not to me... Read more
Published 22 months ago by bucksman

4.0 out of 5 stars really helpful
I've read so much since being bereaved by suicide, but most literature is so academic and frustrating for the bereaved. Read more
Published on 6 Sep 2006 by me

5.0 out of 5 stars IT HELPED ME!
After 4 years of wandering in the mist of lonliness, since my best friend took her life, this book has helped me. To know there are others going through similar isolation. Read more
Published on 22 Feb 2005 by Ms. Carol George

5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent, a big thank you to Carla Fine
I lost my boyfriend Ray to suicide less than three months ago. I thought I was going out of my mind, I still do that. But thanks to this book, I now know that I'm not alone. Read more
Published on 9 April 2001

3.0 out of 5 stars Real accounts by people who have been there
I couldn't stop reading this book. I've found that when you are grieving it is very hard to concentrate on long-winded books and I liked the way this one flows. Read more
Published on 19 Aug 1999

4.0 out of 5 stars A thoughtful book for the right audience.
In this book, Carla Fine assembled stories of many suicide survivors she'd interviewed, and shared her own story of losing her husband to suicide. Read more
Published on 12 Jul 1999

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