A Season of Grief: A Comforting Companion for Difficult Days

By Ann Dawson

Book Overview

Poignant, inspiring, and encouraging reflections for those who grieve from one who has been there. For Ann Dawson, her "season of grief" came with the death of her 18-year-old son, Andrew, who was killed in a car accident the summer after his high school graduation. As she sought to find meaning in the senselessness of her son's death, Ann looked to the words of others who had grieved the loss of a loved one. In reading numerous books, she came to realize she was not alone in her sorrow, that others had walked this path of grief and transcended the pain. Now in A Season of Grief, she shares this realization with others. This book is a remarkable collection of quotations, personal reflections, and prayers intended for those who find themselves in their own "season of grief." The insights and stories from Ann's own experience are carefully placed along side the comforting and often inspiring words of writers like C.S. Lewis and Kahlil Gibran. Whether you've lost a child, a spouse, a parent, or a friend, A Season of Grief promises to be a comforting companion in the difficult days ahead.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0877939780
• ISBN13: 9780877939788
• Release Date: July 2002
• Publisher: Ave Maria Press
• Length: 223 Pages
• Weight: 0.61 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 5.5" x 8.4"

Customer Reviews

Inspiring

In this book, Ann Dawson articulates the passing of her teenage son in such a way that you will feel her pain. God bless her for taking such a painful experience and using it to help others going through the pain of loss. The quotations that she uses from other writers on the subject will inspire you. This book is not only for those who are currently grieving but also for those who want to learn and understand what the grieving process is about and how you can help others who are experiencing this painful process. One warning: Once you start reading this book, it is very difficult to set it down.

A must READ, if you've loved and lost.

If you have loved and lost this book is a must have. I lost my Husband five years ago to CANCER and I have read grief books since. This is the best of them all.

A SEASON OF GRIEF

EXCELLENT BOOK. A MUST FOR THE PASSING OF A LOVE ONE

A compilation of quotes, reflections, prayers, & poems

A Season Of Grief: A Comforting Companion For Difficult Days by newspaper columnist Ann Dawson is a compilation of quotes, reflections, prayers, poems, and heartfelt sentiment compiled for the specific purpose of offering hope and comfort to those surviving difficult loss. A Season Of Grief is very highly recommended as being an unusually thoughtful collection, with each vignette or passage brief enough for quick browsing, and a volume that presents a variety of differing, yet sincere, perspectives on dealing with the loss of a loved one.