My Life Closed Twice

By Sandra Klamkin Schocket

My Life Closed Twice is a new non-fiction work of great depth and emotion chronicling the life of one woman following the deaths of her husband and son within 24 hours. This inspirational story,... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0971072337
• ISBN13: 9780971072336
• Release Date: May 2003
• Publisher: BWD Publishing LLC
• Length: 206 Pages
• Weight: 0.79 lbs.
• Dimensions: 8.3" x 0.5" x 5.5"

Customer Reviews

A moving and ultimately triumphant story

Sandra Schocket's memoir brings the reader to the heart of a devastating grief. The people in her life are very well-drawn, and we come to know them and appreciate them, and ultimately grieve her loss. Yet her story is one of resilience. A very moving and well-written book.

Poignant, heart-rending story

MY LIFE CLOSED TWICE provides an important insight for those of us who could not even begin to understand coping with such tragedy in our lives. Because of her book, my wife and I understand a little better our close friends' grief and ongoing pain over the loss of their adult child some eight years ago. Ms Schocket was truly courageous for placing her emotions out there for all to see. Over and above the poignant and heart-rending story of her losses and the ongoing challenge of managing grief, the author rendered the social history of her generation (and mine) accurately and engagingly.

A Must Read for All Who Have Experienced Loss

"My Life Closed Twice" is one of the best books I have read dealing with the anguish of loss of loved ones. In Ms. Schocket's case, the loss was a double one: husband and son within 24 hours. How anyone could cope with such a one-two punch is almost beyond comprehension. But Ms. Schocket does it superbly well - with courage, honesty, candor and completely devoid of self pity. What she has achieved is a book that provides great comfort to those who need both support and inspiration as they, too, travel a simliar road. There is very little in grief literature on double loss. Ms. Schocket's book is an important and essential contribution on that subject.It is a "must" read for anyone who seeks a path to a meaningful life without their loved one. Having lost my own 36 year old son, I felt that someone had taken me by the hand and put a comforting arm around my shoulder after reading "My Life Closed Twice". Life goes on, albeit differently. Ms. Schocket's book shows us how and somehow puts it all in perspective.Marcia T. Seifert, CLUDirector, Corporate ServicesSociety of Financial Service Professionals

Hopeful and Heartwarming

As the mother of a daughter who died at 21, and a wife whose marriage ended not by death but by divorce, I found a lot of comfort and hope in this book. There are no easy answers and we all are different but the author shows us what everybody finds out in time: that we do not know our inner strengths until they are tested and then we surprise even ourselves.