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A Broken Heart Still Beats: After Your Child Dies (Paperback)

by Mary Semel (Author), Anne McCracken (Author)
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  • Paperback: 328 pages
  • Publisher: Hazelden Information & Educational Services; New edition edition (15 Sep 2000)
  • Language English
  • ISBN-10: 1568385560
  • ISBN-13: 978-1568385563
  • Product Dimensions: 22.9 x 15.5 x 2.3 cm
  • Average Customer Review: 4.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (13 customer reviews)
  • Amazon.co.uk Sales Rank: 372,051 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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An extraordinarily beautiful and understanding compilation illuminates the tragedy of child loss - Over 50,000 hardback copies sold worldwide - An extraordinary compilation of poetry, excerpts from classic short stories, novels, biographies and autobiographies focusing on child death - Compiled from works by exceptional writers and thinkers: Raymond Carver, Joseph Campbell, Rabbi Harold Kushner, William Shakespeare, Albert Camus and others - Expresses universal themes of grief in heartfelt language and touching imagery - Many of the contributors are bereaved parents themselves ADDITIONAL INFORMATION: There are few, if any, events in life as traumatic, heart-wrenching and crushing as the death of a child. While nothing can mute the pain of such life-shattering loss, others who know this experience can help those suffering articulate the chaos of their feelings. A Broken Heart Still Beats is a remarkable compilation of poetry, fiction, and essays about the pain, stages of grief, and the coping and healing process that follow the death of one's child.

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6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars In total empathy with me, 2 Aug 2005
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A friend gave me this book as a gift after my daughter died from a brain tumour. When I get that pain in my "broken heart" or that kick in the stomach from the grief and loss, I will often pick it up and in the pages I know there are other parents out there who feel like I do and although I will never meet them face to face I feel we are connected through the loss of our children and I am comforted that I am not alone, what I am feeling is not wierd or strange and that I will live to fight another day..my heart will keep beating too!
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6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars Outstanding & realistic book about sensitive subject matter., 14 Dec 1998
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This review is from: A Broken Heart Still Beats: After Your Child Dies (Hardcover)
What a wonderful book! I have read several books within the last 3 years concerning child loss (I lost my 12 year old son Paul to a brain tumor in 1996) and each book seems to be another prescription on how to overcome grief. This book acknowledges the ongoing pain and makes one feel not so alone as it connects us with people through the ages who have experienced our loss. It is upliifting in many ways and yet very "nuts and bolts" about life, loss, and continuing on with life. Bravo!!!
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11 of 12 people found the following review helpful:
2.0 out of 5 stars disappointing, 9 Sep 2002
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I was disappointed to find that many of the accounts about grief included in the book were in fact based on fictional novels! However sensitive the writer, I do not wish to know how the loss of a child is perceived, I want to know how real people with real experience have worked through their grief following the loss of their child. I feel I have been deceived. The book was not helpful - it served only to depress me even further. It gave very little in the way of reassurance - I do not recommend the book for the newly bereaved, following the loss of a child.
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5.0 out of 5 stars Quite simply the best healing material available
I read this book from cover to cover in record time and found in its pages a peace that I dont think I would have found on my own. Read more
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5.0 out of 5 stars Shared experiences ease the pain of loss.
I grew up knowing that my grandfather experienced the loss of a child, but I never gave it much consideration. Read more
Published on 16 Aug 1999

5.0 out of 5 stars Shared experiences ease the pain of loss.
I grew up knowing that my grandfather experienced the loss of a child, but I never gave it much consideration. Read more
Published on 15 Aug 1999

5.0 out of 5 stars This book has become my mantra!
I have now had this book in my life for several months and must reiterate how important this book is for my healing. I highly suggest the passage by John Conrad, Sr. Read more
Published on 6 April 1999

5.0 out of 5 stars Honest words, beautifully put together.
This is a collection of honest words, beautifully put together, about the saddest thing that can happen to a parent, a family. Read more
Published on 26 Dec 1998

5.0 out of 5 stars An excellent read for grieving parents seeking comfort.
There are many good books on the market for bereaved parents, however this book by far outranks the rest. Read more
Published on 11 Dec 1998

5.0 out of 5 stars Extraordinary, informative, and compelling
This is an extraordinary book. The editors have amassed an impressive array of fiction, non-fiction, poetry, song and prose, from ancient times to the present day, dealing with... Read more
Published on 9 Dec 1998

5.0 out of 5 stars Poignant, compelling, and informative.
This is an extraordinary book. The combination of literary selections and the editors' poignant and personal introductions to the various chapters make a powerful and... Read more
Published on 27 Nov 1998

5.0 out of 5 stars I cannot find the book but I have heard the NPR comment
I am really interesting in purchasing this book as soon as possible. We are dedicating The Children's Angel Monument on December 13, 1998 in memory of deceased children of all... Read more
Published on 27 Oct 1998

5.0 out of 5 stars Rich, moving anthology of fine literature on grief
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